August 19, 2020 Palatine, Illinois New Online COVID-19 Resources and Training for ALL Automotive Service Technology Learning Institutions CCAR (The Coordinating Committee for Automotive Repair) is pleased to announce the release of COVID-19 best practice guidelines and online training for automotive technology educators. Two (2) COVID-19 online learning modules are available NOW as
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new poster, “ Steps to Protect Automotive Service Workers from Exposure to Coronavirus”. The poster is now available in English and Spanish. For more information about COVID -19 please visit OSHA’s COVID-19 webpage and CDC’s COVID-19 webpage.
U.S. Department of Labor Encourages Employers To Mark National Safe + Sound Week, Aug. 10-16, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) encourages America’s workplaces to commit to workplace safety and health by participating in Safe + Sound Week, Aug. 10-16, 2020. Safe + Sound Week is
Harbor Freight Jack Stands recalled a second time (units that replaced the first recalled jack stands are now also under recall). You can read the statement released by Harbor Freight by clicking here: Harbor Freight Statement
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued the compliance directive Inspection Procedures for the Respirable Crystalline Silica Standards, which is designed to ensure uniformity in inspection and enforcement procedures when addressing respirable crystalline silica exposures in general industry, maritime, and construction. The new directive provides OSHA compliance safety and health officers with
PRESS RELEASE June 3, 2020 Waltham, Massachusetts Electude International and CCAR (The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair) are pleased to announce further expansion of the online E-Safety course suite, the automotive safety courses, assessments and credentials created by CCAR and available through Electude. New COVID-19 learning modules for automotive service staff as well as for
SELLING SAFETY TO YOUR EMPLOYEES Another timely, helpful, thoughtful article by our friend and colleague Tony Martin. click here
Harbor Freight issues safety recall for jack stands;”…there is a potential, while under load and with a shift in weight, for the pawl to disengage from the extension lifting post, allowing the stand to drop suddenly.” https://images.harborfreight.com/hftweb/recalls/Jack-Stand-Recall-56371_61196_61197.pdf
Join us for a webinar on May 11, 2020 at 4:00 PM EDT. Register Now by clicking on this box –> Register now! As an automotive instructor, you are likely requiring your students to learn safety best-practices before they start work on vehicles in the lab. But what about hybrid and battery electric vehicles that may
click here to view the webinar recording –> https://youtu.be/6ROAUJNQbYE The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are partnered for this informative webinar which was held on April 15, 2020. In 2018, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported there were 27,150 non-fatal injuries reported in the automotive repair