RI Auto Body Repair Facilities RI Auto Body Repair Facilities Certification Program Certification Program “Environmental and Occupational Health “Environmental and Occupational Health Compliance” Compliance” RI Department of Environmental RI Department of Environmental Management Management Office of Technical & Customer Office of Technical & Customer Assistance Assistance
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RI Auto Body Repair Facilities Certification RI Auto Body Repair Facilities Certification ProgramProgram
“Environmental and Occupational Health Compliance”“Environmental and Occupational Health Compliance”
RI Department of Environmental ManagementRI Department of Environmental Management
Office of Technical & Customer AssistanceOffice of Technical & Customer Assistance
Certification/Environmental Results ProgramCertification/Environmental Results Program
• Best applied in sectors where uniform Best applied in sectors where uniform
enforcement is difficult to achieve:enforcement is difficult to achieve:
- Auto body industry- Auto body industry
- Auto salvage yard facilities- Auto salvage yard facilities
- Exterior lead paint removal - Exterior lead paint removal
Fewer than 350 shops in Rhode Island (2006); 1,600 tons VOCsFewer than 350 shops in Rhode Island (2006); 1,600 tons VOCs
Mostly small business: Mostly small business: Average of 5 employees; 60% of shops employ Average of 5 employees; 60% of shops employ ≤ ≤ 4 people4 people
Average of 5 vehicles per weekAverage of 5 vehicles per week
Under-regulatedUnder-regulated
* National Estimates* National Estimates ~60,000 facilities nationwide~60,000 facilities nationwide $26 billion industry$26 billion industry >450,000 people>450,000 people 286,000 tons of VOC’s286,000 tons of VOC’s
RI Auto Body Repair Facilities Certification RI Auto Body Repair Facilities Certification ProgramProgram• Participation in program is voluntary Participation in program is voluntary
• First round of certification checklists submitted First round of certification checklists submitted in 2003, second round submitted in 2006in 2003, second round submitted in 2006
• Shops Shops self-certifyself-certify to RIDEM/OTCA that they are to RIDEM/OTCA that they are complying with environmental and occupational complying with environmental and occupational health protection requirementshealth protection requirements
• All auto body facilities operating in the State of All auto body facilities operating in the State of Rhode Island Rhode Island mustmust comply with the standards, comply with the standards, whether or not they self-certifywhether or not they self-certify
RI Auto Body Repair Facilities Certification RI Auto Body Repair Facilities Certification ProgramProgram
Incentives to participate:Incentives to participate:
- Reduced inspection priority for participants - Reduced inspection priority for participants
- Opportunity to come into compliance - Opportunity to come into compliance without without
fear of enforcement action and gravity fear of enforcement action and gravity based based penalties penalties
Auto Body Certification WorkbookAuto Body Certification Workbook
• Explains regulations Explains regulations (in plain language)(in plain language)
• Designed to be used Designed to be used in conjunction with in conjunction with the accompanying the accompanying self-certification self-certification checklist, and to be checklist, and to be used as a reference used as a reference in the facilityin the facility
Auto Body Certification WorkbookAuto Body Certification Workbook
Major Contents:
• Air Issues
• Water Pollution Control
• Hazardous Waste
• Pollution Prevention
• Worker Health and Safety
• Sample Plans
Certification ChecklistCertification Checklist
• The checklist The checklist contains a series contains a series of compliance of compliance questions, which questions, which generally require generally require “yes” or “no” “yes” or “no” answers about answers about whether or not the whether or not the facility is following facility is following applicable applicable environmental and environmental and occupational occupational health and safety health and safety requirementsrequirements
Certification ChecklistCertification Checklist
• Checklist confirms Checklist confirms compliance statuscompliance status
• Self survey - used to Self survey - used to determine where to determine where to make improvementsmake improvements
• Required to submit Required to submit checklist and RTCs checklist and RTCs to RIDEM/OTCAto RIDEM/OTCA
• Failure to submit by Failure to submit by a designated date a designated date may result in may result in inspectioninspection
Auto Body Industry - CertificationAuto Body Industry - CertificationExample of checklist questions:Example of checklist questions:
• Statistics used to measure changeStatistics used to measure change
• Baseline - 40 out of 400 shops randomly Baseline - 40 out of 400 shops randomly selected and visited; average compliance selected and visited; average compliance rates determinedrates determined
• After self-certification completed, another After self-certification completed, another 40 shops randomly selected and audited 40 shops randomly selected and audited or inspected for compliance statusor inspected for compliance status
• ““Before” and “After” comparisons made Before” and “After” comparisons made to determine program effectivenessto determine program effectiveness
Participating shops may need assistance to Participating shops may need assistance to comply with regulations (on-site, telephone, comply with regulations (on-site, telephone, email)email)
• URI and RIDEM/OTCA provide free URI and RIDEM/OTCA provide free consultation to help correct problems, such consultation to help correct problems, such as:as:
– Facility modification for wash waterFacility modification for wash water
– Drum labeling and managementDrum labeling and management
• Companies still need to spend time and Companies still need to spend time and money, but costs can be minimized with money, but costs can be minimized with technical assistancetechnical assistance
Example of a Example of a “Return-to- “Return-to- Compliance Compliance
Plan”Plan”
(RTC)(RTC) SubmittedSubmitted
(Authorized (Authorized Agents)Agents)
Example of a Example of a “Return-to- “Return-to- Compliance Compliance
Plan”Plan”(RTC) (RTC)
SubmittedSubmitted
(Employee (Employee Medical Medical Exams)Exams)
2003 Results2003 Results
• 367 RI DBR auto body shop licensees367 RI DBR auto body shop licensees
• 171 completed checklists returned171 completed checklists returned
• Auto Salvage Yard FacilitiesAuto Salvage Yard Facilities
• Exterior Lead Paint Removal Contractors Exterior Lead Paint Removal Contractors
• Hospitality Green CertificationHospitality Green Certification
Other industry sectors being pursued:Other industry sectors being pursued:
Contact InformationContact Information
RI Department of Environmental ManagementRI Department of Environmental ManagementOffice of Technical & Customer AssistanceOffice of Technical & Customer Assistance235 Promenade Street235 Promenade StreetProvidence, RI 02908-5767Providence, RI 02908-5767
RIDEM Auto Body Web Address:RIDEM Auto Body Web Address:http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/assist/abdycert/abdycert.htmhttp://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/assist/abdycert/abdycert.htm