Author: Summers Press, Inc. Staff

Publisher: Aspen Law & Business

Published: 2009-07-01

Total Pages: 876

ISBN-13: 9780735579989

Our Automotive Workplace Guide to EPA and OSHA is unique -- a book to help an employer control health, safety, and environmental problems in a shop environment. the Guide is designed for automobile dealerships with repair facilities, car rental agencies, paint and body shops, and other automotive workplaces with hazardous waste and safety concerns. The Guide focuses on commonly violated health, safety, and hazardous waste laws. It provides five sample safety plans (which can be copied and used) that are required or recommended by OSHA and EPA for most automotive employers. There is discussion of the rules for identifying hazardous waste plus the requirements regarding waste generator status. The Guide includes in-depth discussion of OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (Employee Right-to-Know), which is one of the most commonly cited OSHA standards and a standard for which employers pay the most in annual fines and penalties. Updates and improvements in the Guide include: New state-specific charts on universal waste requirements, scrap tires, and manifest requirements New checklists on waste management, wastewater and storm water management, air pollution management, exteriors, piping systems, plus a revised and expanded checklist on waste minimization Discussion of new TRI requirements including auto shop-specific reporting requirements New sections on hazardous waste produced by metal machining, OSHA's Local Emphasis Programs, and OSHA requirements for airborne contaminants, drinking water, general safety and use of ladders, and more Updated contact information for EPA, state environmental agencies, OSHA, state and federal health and safety agencies, and consultation programs List of the Top 20 OSHA Violations for automotive and related businesses