Agencies Seek to Reduce Auto Repair Emissions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a Collision Repair Campaign in an effort to drastically reduce auto body emissions at the national level. The Campaign will work to significantly reduce human and environmental exposure to air toxics from auto body shops. While similar work has been done in the past in pockets around the country, the Campaign represents a unique, unprecedented nationwide effort to accomplish bold goals in toxic reductions. The community campaign aimed at reducing toxic exposures from collision repair shops is voluntary.
Each of the 10 EPA regions will focus on its own Campaign. Region 10, which covers Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington, dubbed its campaign, “Early ABC (Auto body Rule Compliance) Campaign.”
The Early ABC Campaign is a program that will invite and encourage early compliance with the proposed Auto Body Refinishing (Surface Coating) NESHAP for Area Source Rule. Training will be provided on ways to reduce emissions and risks from current operations. We will develop and work with partners to develop incentives for early compliance. Also develop a framework for a certification program that could be used by partners to help encourage early compliance.
As part of the campaign, EPA offers a free 19 minute training video – Available Here (Windows Media File) (59 MB) – starring NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon and featuring testimonies from large and small shop owners, which includes:
- Paint Strip Rule
- Best practices
- Saving money
- Worker protection
- Outreach resources
The video is also available on DVD. Any shop within ORCAA’s six-county jurisdiction may request a copy of the DVD from ORCAA. Call (360) 539-7610 to request a copy.
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