CCAR Aligns with OSHA
(signed February 17, 2004; renewed September 12, 2006)

Through the Alliance Program, the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) works with groups committed to safety health, including businesses, trade or professional organizations, unions and educational institutions, to leverage resources and expertise to develop compliance assistance tools and resources and share information with employers and employees to help prevent injuries, illnesses and fatalities in the workplace.

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), and the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR).
• 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).
• Promote and encourage CCAR members’ or worksites’ participation in OSHA’s cooperative programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Programs, and the Consultation Program and its Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program.
• Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects relating to workplace vehicle safety, personal protective equipment, hexavalent chromium, and ergonomics that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.

Promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:

• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on topics such as workplace vehicle safety, abrasive wheel machinery, hexavalent chromium, and ergonomics to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.

Products and Resources:

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics - NEW!

• Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities to Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, 2003 to 2005

E-learning

• Operating Motor Vehicles: A Guide for Employees in the Automotive Repair Industry

Related Information

• Small Entity Compliance Guide for the Hexavalent Chromium Standards
• Health Effects of Hexavalent Chromium


• OSHA/EPA Occupational Chemical Database


• Safety and Health Bulletin: Asbestos-Automotive Brake and Clutch Repair Work


• Hazard Communication-Globally Harmonized System (GHS): Questions and Answers

• Compliance Assistance Specialist Directory

OSHA Safety and Health Topic Pages

• Autobody Repair and Refinishing
• Ethylene Glycol
• Hexavalent Chromium
• Machine Guarding
• Motor Vehicle Safety
• Silica, Chrystalline

Related Documents & Links:

• Agreement signed February 17, 2004.
• Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair Aligns with OSHA. OSHA News Release (2004, February 17).
• Targeting Safety. Automotive Body Repair News (2004, July 1).
• Alliance Annual Report 2004-2005, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances.
• Alliance Annual Report 2005-2006, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances.
• Renewal Agreement signed September 12, 2006.
• OSHA Renews Alliance with Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair. OSHA News Release (2006, October 10).
• CCAR Introduces Free Online Course on Motor Vehicle Safety for Auto Repair Industry. CCAR News Release (2007, March 16).

(from left, front row) Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Asst. Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Robert G. Stewart, CCAR President; (back row) Bryan C. Little, Deputy Asst. Secretary, OSHA; Dee Riegle Torres, CCAR Outreach Specialist and Lin Peacock, CCAR Vice Chairman.

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