Hoist Liftruck Mfg. Inc. has been cited with 16 health and safety violations, carrying penalties of $235,800, after a March follow-up inspection at its Bedford Park, Ill., manufacturing facility. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the company with two willful safety violations for failing to provide welding screens for workers exposed to welding arcs
President Obama on Aug. 1 signed an executive order instructing key federal agencies, including the Labor Department, to work together to reduce the risks of hazardous chemicals to workers and communities. Incidents such as the devastating explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, in April are tragic reminders that the handling and storage of
Throughout the month of August, the Automotive Maintenance and Repair Association (AMRA) and the Motorist Assurance Program (MAP) are promoting Brake Safety Awareness Month (BSAM). As in previous years, AMRA is providing Member companies with a poster for each of their MAP Participating Facilities, courtesy of Tenneco Automotive. Additionally, Inspection Connection is offering free access
In 2013, EPA issued a final rule that modifies the hazardous waste management regulations for solvent-contaminated wipes under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Specifically, this rule revises the definition of solid waste to conditionally exclude solvent-contaminated wipes that are cleaned and reused and revises the definition of hazardous waste to conditionally exclude disposable
OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) and published it in the Federal Register in March 2012 (77 FR 17574). Two significant changes contained in the revised standard require the use of new labeling elements and a standardized format for
It makes total sense: A super-low-emission plug-in hybrid version of the new 2014 S-Class, to be on sale in the third quarter of next year. According to Autocar, the production version of this new green S500 Benz will be shown off at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, boasting of carbon dioxide emissions of just 70 grams
CCAR attended the Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) conference in early February and while we were there we met up with a friend and respected business colleague – Bob Miller of Train Them Now LLC. We asked Bob to be our guest blogger on the subject of refrigerant contamination, and here’s what he offered up;
Way back in the early 80s I was hired by Gould battery to be one of their mobile technicians, where I was dispatched across the Chicagoland area with a van stocked with a carousel of lead acid batteries and some basic charging system diagnostic equipment and tools. As a result, I still have a soft
We’re well aware Toyota and BMW are pretty good pals, but details of their ongoing study sessions on green vehicle tech have been vague thus far. The trickle of information continues, and today the companies met to autograph more bits of paper and clasp hands for the camera. New binding agreements were signed to reaffirm
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. – Charles Ayers, president of the Coordinating Committee for Automotive Repair (CCAR), has announced a suite of new HazmatU courses offered by CCAR and its business partner ShipMate Inc. “Of special interest to original equipment manufacturers, automotive dealers and groups is the fact that the courses have been pared down to the