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Environmental/Occupational Health Compliance Certification Program For Autobody Repair Facilities Program Kick-Off Meeting November 26, 2002 6:30-8:00 PM. Agenda. 6:30 Welcome-William Murphy, Davies Career & Tech 6:35 Introduction-Gene Park, URI (Moderator)

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  1. Environmental/Occupational HealthCompliance Certification ProgramForAutobody Repair FacilitiesProgram Kick-Off MeetingNovember 26, 20026:30-8:00 PM

  2. Agenda 6:30 Welcome-William Murphy, Davies Career & Tech 6:35 Introduction-Gene Park, URI (Moderator) 6:45 Autobody Shop Compliance Statistics –Richard Enander, RIDEM Office of Technical and Customer Assistance (OTCA) 7:00 OSHA Compliance –James Bruckshaw RI DOH 7:15 Project Description –Rich Girasole, RIDEM OTCA 7:30 Benefits of Participation –Ron Gagnon, RIDEM OTCA Question and Answer Session to Follow

  3. Steering Committee Members: Ed Breault, Crown Collision Pete Landers, Bucci’s Autobody Jeff Mocarsky, MAACO Rick Ouellette, Cousin’s Collision Kenneth Topalian, Regal Collision Anthony Victoria, AutoService Autobody Charles Paglio, American Collision John DiCola, ABARI William Murphy, Davies Career and Technical School Richard Missaghian, URI Jeanne McCarthy, DBR James McCaughy, NBC Thomas Uva, NBC James Gamelin, DOH Richard Scott, DOH

  4. Environment-Health Concerns: RI Auto Body Industry Environmental • Avg. size shop 5 people; <5 cars per week • Chemicals used/released diverse & variable: - VOCs (1,400 tons), MeCl strippers (1/5 shops) - Sanding dust (15 cars/wk = > 100 lbs./yr • Hazardous Waste ~ 3-55 gal drums per shop per yr. Community Health • DEM receives neighbor complaints • Fugitive sanding dust emissions (toxic metals) • Take-home toxics

  5. Environment-Health Concerns: RI Auto Body Industry Worker Health • Isocyanates, Paint Solvents • MeCl Strippers • Lead exposure Lead Screening: RI Department of Health Blood Lead Data (ug/dl) Job Office/Painter 3-6 Bodymen 28, 38 17 Avg.

  6. Current Compliance Status: RI Auto Body Industry 2002 Baseline Audits • 2002 - 371 RI DBR licensed shops • 40 shops randomly selected • Comprehensive facility audits • Environmental, health and safety compliance • Non-regulatory, no enforcement actions taken

  7. Audit Findings -- “The Good News” • Spirit of the law • Certain areas compliance very good: • Compliant coatings • HVLP spray guns • Hazardous waste manifests

  8. Audit Findings -- “The Bad News” • Many, many other areas need improvement, for example … • Written plans/recordkeeping • Worker training • Hazardous waste marking/labeling • Unpermitted floor drains

  9. “The Bad News” (Continued) Compliance Rates • Compliance ranges: 0%-100% For example … • HW Contingency Plan  0% • Container Inspections  0% • Training Records  6% • Haz Com program  9% • Unpermitted Floor drains  24%

  10. Compliance Rates (Continued) • HW drum labeling  25% • Respiratory program  25% • Safety/health poster  43% • Compliant coatings  100% • HVLP spray guns  100%

  11. Summary • Overall compliance rate ~40% • Demonstrated compliance lacking • Overall improvement “NOT DIFFICULT” • Time Investment -- Small price to pay Considering, RCRA (HW) fines, for example … up to $10,000 per dayper violation (not including OSHA, Sewer authority, etc.)

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