The mission of CCAR is to provide consistent and compliant Safety, Pollution Prevention, and HazMat training, as well as Education and Environmental best practices for the global motor vehicle industry.
CCAR’s vision is one of a workplace with fully trained automotive professionals, focusing on their craft, enhancing their overall business and living Safe, Clean and Green;
If you need help, do not hesitate to contact us by email or by phone at 847-749-4375. We are here to help you.
With CCAR’s Safety courses:
Recently, OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align with the Global Harmonization Standard (GHS).
The OSHA deadline to complete automotive safety training classes was December 1, 2013.
In order to remain in compliance, you need to be aware of this change, new labeling elements and a new standardized format for SDSs (formerly known as Material Data Safety Sheets or MSDSs).
Training must be repeated in its entirety (not just updated or refreshed) at least every three years.
This includes employees who:
For an automotive service facility, employees that need to be trained include:
CCAR’s hazardous material courses, called HazmatU:
For more information, call CCAR at (847) 749-4375 and one of our friendly staff will help get your dealership started on the path to staying Safe. Clean. Green.
As an automotive shop professional, OSHA requires you to complete safety training at the beginning of your employment (before even entering the shop) and at least annually thereafter.
With CCAR’s Safety courses:
The EPA and OSHA make changes regularly that impact you and the automotive industry overall.
CCAR provides its e-learning programs to secondary and postsecondary technical schools, making this important information available to the coming generations of automotive professionals.
Since being introduced in 2005, CCAR courses include:
CCAR training covers your entire faculty and student body under one training subscription, giving them the very latest OSHA and EPA pollution prevention and safety training modules – online, anywhere there is Internet access.
For more information, just call CCAR at (847) 749-4375 and one of our friendly staff will help you get your school started on the path to staying Safe, Clean, and Green.
If you handle chemicals in the workplace, such as coolant, oil and brake fluid, OSHA requires you to complete safety training at the beginning of your employment (before even entering the shop) and at least annually thereafter.
With CCAR’s Safety courses:
For more information, just call CCAR at (847) 749-4375 and one of our friendly staff will help you get your shop started on the path to staying SAFE, CLEAN and GREEN.
Kate graduated Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor’s degree in History, minoring in Sociology; along with a post-graduate Illinois State BAR Association accredited Certificate in Paralegal Studies.
Her work experience includes tenures with an international automotive parts supplier and a private law firm. Kate also interned with the U.S. Department of Labor as an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Field Investigator, inspecting small and large business operations sites as diverse as major metropolitan construction excavations to rural grain silos.
She holds keen interest in detailed research projects; and environmental law and prosecution.
What I do best: Learn.
Two things l can’t live without: Friendship and Adventure.
My Personal Motto: When you love and laugh abundantly you live a beautiful life.
Patti came to CCAR as a part-time teammate, but was quickly offered a full-time position after only a few short months. Immediately prior to CCAR, Patti worked for Midas International for 14 years upholding and enforcing the company’s warranty policy and procedures. In total, she has been involved in front line and management customer service positions in various capacities for over 30 years.
Patti came to CCAR as a part-time teammate, but was quickly offered a full-time position after only a few short months. Immediately prior to CCAR, Patti worked for Midas International for 14 years upholding and enforcing the company’s warranty policy and procedures. In total, she has been involved in front line and management customer service positions in various capacities for over 30 years.
What I do best: Help.
Two things l can’t live without: Family and Music.
My Personal Motto: Treat everyone the way you would like to be treated.
Community involvement is a long-standing organizational objective for CCAR. For many years, our organization and our staff have contributed dollars as well as volunteer hours to improve the communities where we live and work.
Investment in our communities — and causes that we are passionate about — is just one of the many ways we demonstrate our commitment to being good NPO citizens. Over the years, we have remained dedicated to partnering with various local nonprofit organizations, whether by donating money or lending a hand to volunteer. Here are some of the organizations we support:
Over the past 23 years, the Chicago Auto Show's First Look for Charity benefit has raised more than $38 million for local charities. Widely considered Chicagoland's largest single-day charitable event, First Look has become the premier fundraiser for many local charities. This year, the money raised at First Look will benefit 18 local organizations.
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry professionals working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel.
St. Baldrick’s head-shaving events began as a challenge between businessmen and have grown from one event in 2000 to more than 1,300 events in 2015, raising critical funds for childhood cancer research in excess of $100 million. Events take place in pubs, restaurants, schools, churches, parks, malls, military bases, firehouses and any other place you can imagine.
