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Coordinating Committee for Automotive Repair
(CCAR)
(signed February 17, 2004; renewed September 12, 2006; renewed August 4,
2008)
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Through the Alliance, OSHA and CCAR will provide CCAR affiliates and others in the automotive industry, including but not limited to youth and Spanish-speaking workers, with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees’ health and safety, particularly by focusing on electrical safety and on reducing and preventing exposure to hexavalent chromium, asbestos and automotive lifts hazards. The Alliance's goals include:
Outreach and communication:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in developing ways of communicating such information (e.g. print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA’s and CCAR’s Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA’s or CCAR’s conferences, local meetings, or other events such as the International Autobody Congress and Exposition (NACE), the International Midas Dealers Association (IMDA), the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), the Motorist Assurance Program (MAP), the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR), and the Western Regional Pollution Prevention Network.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding CCAR’s best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through outreach by CCAR and through OSHA- or CCAR-developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
Promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:
- Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
Milestones and Successes
Related Documents
Alliance Agreements
Alliance Annual Reports
Alliance News Releases
Activities and Events
- June 1-3, 2009: American Automobile Association Conference, Rancho Mirage,
California
- Robert Stewart, Executive Vice Prescient, CCAR, staffed an exhibit booth
and distributed copies of the Agency’s Alliance Program and compliance
assistance resources, including the OSHA and CCAR Alliance Activities Summary
and a booklet focusing on single- and multi-piece rim wheels.
- May 3-9, 2009:
2009 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. The
Coordinating Committee for Automotive Repair and more than 55 other Alliance
Program participants supported 2009 NAOSH Week. Sponsored annually by the
American Society of Safety Engineers, an Alliance Program participant, and the
Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, the Week focuses on the importance of
preventing injuries and illnesses in the workplace. The theme for 2009 NAOSH
Week was "Safety Means Always Coming Home."
- April 18-20, 2009: American Truck Dealers National Convention, National
Harbor, Maryland.
- Robert Stewart, Executive Vice Prescient, CCAR, staffed an exhibit booth
and distributed copies of the Agency’s Alliance Program and compliance
assistance resources, including the OSHA and CCAR Alliance Activities Summary
and a booklet focusing on single- and multi-piece rim wheels, to more than 100
people.
- January 24-27, 2009: National Automobile Dealers Association Conference,
New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Robert Stewart, Executive Vice Prescient, CCAR, staffed an exhibit booth
and distributed copies of the Agency’s Alliance Program and compliance
assistance resources, including the OSHA and CCAR Alliance Activities Summary
and a booklet focusing on single- and multi-piece rim wheels, to more than 100
people.
- May 4-10, 2008:
2008 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week.
CCAR and a number of other Alliance Program participants supported 2008 NAOSH
Week, "Safety is Good Business." Sponsored annually by the American Society of
Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, the
Week focuses on the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the
workplace.
- May 5, 2008: A representative of CCAR attended the NAOSH Week Kick-off
event at the U.S. Department of Labor. Deputy Assistant Secretary Donald
Shalhoub, USDOL-OSHA; and Michael Thompson, then-President, ASSE; were the
keynote speakers. Mr. Shalhoub presented
"Safety
is Good Business" to OSHA and Alliance Program participants and other safety and health
representatives.
- October 2, 2008: American Trucking Association’s Technology and Maintenance
Council’s (TMC) TMCSuperTech2008 Truck Competition, Nashville, Tennessee.
- Natalie Schoonover, Manager, Environmental Safety, CCAR, staffed the
“Safety and Environmental” work station at the TMCSuperTech2008 truck
competition and distributed more than 50 copies of the OSHA publication
focusing on personal protective equipment and the booklet focusing on single-
and multi-piece rim wheels.
- May 6-12, 2007: 2007 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH)
Week. The Coordinating Committee for Automotive Repair and a number of other
Alliance Program participants supported 2007 NAOSH Week; "All Modes of
Transportation." Sponsored annually by the American Society of Safety Engineers
and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, the Week focuses on the
importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the workplace.
- October 12, 2004: 3rd Annual Collision Industry Trade Show, Midwest Conference Center, Northlake, Illinois.
- OSHA shared an exhibit booth with CCAR in the Midwest Conference Center.
- October 12, 2004: Jess McCluer, then-Program Analyst, Office of Outreach
Services and Alliances, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs, USDOL-OSHA,
and Sean Ochester, Safety & Pollution Prevention Officer, CCAR, updated
attendees on "OSHA’s Alliance Program," in particular the OSHA/CCAR Alliance.
Products and Resources
Alliance Program Participant Developed Products
- Quick Card: Hexavalent Chromium - Automotive Collision Repair Industry [PDF
- 66 KB]. Through the OSHA and Coordinating Committee for Auto Repair (CCAR)
Alliance, CCAR developed the “Quick Card: Hexavalent Chromium – Automotive
Collision Repair Industry.” The Quick Card provides employees in the automotive
collision repair industry with precautions that must be taken when refinishing
motor vehicle parts. (2009, January)
- Operating Motor Vehicles: A Guide for Employees in the Automotive Repair Industry. Through
the OSHA and Coordinating Committee for Auto Repair (CCAR) Alliance, CCAR developed "Operating Motor Vehicles: A Guide for Employees in the Automotive Repair Industry." The Guide provides employees in the automotive repair industry with information on their responsibilities while driving a motor vehicle for their company. (2007, March)
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page
OSHA eTools
Additional Resources
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CCAR/OSHA Alliance Web page
- Asbestos-Automotive
Brake and Clutch Repair Work. OSHA Safety and Health Information Bulletin. Informs employees and employers in the
automotive brake repair industry of the precautions that must be taken when working with
automotive brakes and clutches containing asbestos.
- CCAR Greenlink, Documents in Spanish.
The association has a number of documents in Spanish and links to
Hispanic-related compliance assistance information on its Web site, including
OSHA en Español and OSHA Compliance Assistance: Hispanic Employees and Workers.
- CCAR-GreenLink
Virtual Shops. Virtual tours of different sections of automotive repair operations (service and repair, open bay, mixing
room and spray booth) that identify the key safety and health and environmental issues associated with the operations’ equipment and
materials.
- Hexavalent Chromium Guidance for Small Businesses [PDF*
- 286 KB]
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Traumatic
Occupational Injuries: Motor Vehicles. NIOSH Safety and Health Topic.
*Alliance Implementation Team members serve on the editorial board.
Areas of Emphasis
*This file is provided for downloading only
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