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Pollution Prevention in the Autobody Shop
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Produced by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management:
Pollution Prevention...
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Why should I be concerned about preventing pollution?
Why else should I be concerned about preventing pollution?
Take a closer look at your shop...
…before an inspector does!
Examples of Pollution Prevention in the Autobody Shop
Preventing Pollution through Product Changes (also known as “Material Substitution”)
Product Changes Low VOC Coatings
What’s a Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)?
“But I thought ozone was good; as in the ozone layer.”
What are the effects of ground-level ozone?
Product Changes Replacing Solvent-Based Cleaners
Product Changes Hand Cleaners
Product Changes Reducing Toxic Metal Exposure
Welding machine
Product Changes Replacing Methylene Chloride
Product Changes Replacing Methylene Chloride
Product Changes Replacing Methylene Chloride
Product Changes Spray Booth Cleaning
Product Changes Paintless Dent Removal (PDR)
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Preventing Pollution through Good Operating (Housekeeping) Practices
Good Operating Practices Keep a Lid on It!
Good Operating Practices New Product Inventory
Good Operating Practices New Product Inventory (cont.)
Good Operating Practices Recycling in the Autobody Shop
Solvent Recycling System
Good Operating Practices Recycling in the Autobody Shop
Cardboard/Paper Compactor
Good Operating Practices Recycling in the Autobody Shop Shop Rags
Good Operating Practices Recycling in the Autobody Shop Shop Rags
Good Operating Practices Spray Booth Filters
Spray booth with exhaust filters
Spray booth intake ceiling filters
Good Operating Practices Leave Dirty Work Clothes at Work
Leave the footprints ...
… and the workshoes at work.
Good Operating Practices Leave Dirty Work Clothes at Work
Good Operating Practices Eating and Smoking Habits
Would you eat a sandwich with hands like these...
… or these?
What’s Wrong Here?
Smoking in the work area could lead to using one of these.
Good Operating Practices Personal Protection (Safety Equipment)
Painter suiting up
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Keep all product information in an easily accessible area.
Good Operating Practices Electrical Conservation
Skylight
Pollution Prevention Practices through Equipment (Technological) Upgrades and Modernization
Out with the old ...
… In with the new… ventilated sander
Equipment Upgrades and Modernization High Volume Low Pressure (HVLP) Spray Guns
HVLP Spray Gun
Equipment Upgrades and Modernization Low Volume Low Pressure (LVLP) Spray Guns
Equipment Upgrades and Modernization Enclosed Spray Gun Cleaners
Enclosed Spray Gun Cleaner
Equipment Upgrades and Modernization Enclosed Spray Gun Cleaners and Ventilation Systems
Equipment Upgrades and Modernization Ventilated Sanders (Dustless Vacuum)
Dustless Vac
Vacuum holes for sander
Davies Career & Technical High School and URI provide dustless vacuum training
Proper use of dual-action vacuum sander
No dust, no fuss.
Shop that uses dustless vacuum system
Shop that does not use dustless vacuum system
Equipment Upgrades and Modernization Computerized Scale for Paint Mixing
Explosion-proof computerized scale
Paint mixing area with ventilation system
By practicing pollution prevention in the autobody shop, through...
Of course, the best form of Pollution Prevention is Accident Prevention!
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s (DEM) Pollution Prevention (P2) Program
For more information on how your autobody shop can benefit from practicing pollution prevention, please contact DEM’s Office of Technical & Customer Assistance (OTCA) at (401) 222-6822, or visit our website at www.dem.ri.gov.
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