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Dec. 2006

For many years, automotive service and repair shops have indirectly or directly sent their wastes into the water supply through floor drains and/or run off from their operations that are connected to wells or storm drains. These wastes include petroleum products, degreasing solvents, car wash water, metals, battery electrolytes, paints, thinners and many others.

Nov. 2006

New Assigned Protection Factors (APFs) for respiratory protection programs are being incorporated into the OSHA (U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration) respiratory protection standard. This APF final rule completes the revision of the reserve sections of OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard as published in 1998. The Respiratory Protection Standard will now contain provisions necessary for a comprehensive respiratory protection program, including selection and use of respirators, training, medical evaluation, and fit testing.

Oct. 2006

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued safety and health guidance to help small businesses comply with the Agency's new hexavalent chromium(Cr(VI)) standard. The guidance document includes requirements for general industry (including automotive refinishing facilities), as well as construction and shipyards.

Sept 2006

For your next monthly meeting with employees or students, these “topics” refer to areas of concern for your operation – things that have resulted in substantial insurance; ones that OSHA has targeted in their inspection and compliance efforts; or those with the potential to cause catastrophic claims.

July 2006

Compressed gasses are dangerous because they are stored in cylinders and tanks under high pressure, and because they can be flammable, poisonous, corrosive or even all three at once!

June 2006

The OSHA guide breaks workplace first aid into four essential elements:

May 2006

Service work on automotive gasonline tanks can result in significatnt property damage and employee injury, if proper procedures and equipment are not used.

April 2006

Earth Day, now in its 36th year of commemorating the earth through finding ways to minimize human impact to the environment, will be celebrated on Saturday, April 22.  Earth Day is observed around the globe to bring attention to best practices being implemented daily to protect the earth.  

March 2006

Mark your calendars March 12-18; it’s Ground Water Awareness Week. Sponsored by the National Ground Water Association (NGWA), the week recognizes the importance of protecting our most important natural resource, the water we drink. .

February 2006

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Adminstration (OSHA) has released a new compliance assistance resource,called Guidelines for Employers to Reduce Motor Vehicle Crashes.

January 2006

According to the most recent full-year statistics tracked by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), eye injuries are increasing in the automotive repair and maintenance industry. In 2004, more than 90,000 eye injuries were recorded.

Archive of Volume 4 (2005)