CCAR to host Hybrid Electric Vehicle/Electric Vehicle Battery Safety webinar on Feb. 5

This course series includes content for handling electric and hybrid vehicles that may have sustained damage due to collision, fire or flooding and the subsequent hazards that may be present as a result of damage.

Motor Age Wire Reports

Feb. 3, 2020

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The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) has developed a suite of online safety courses for secondary and post-secondary automotive service technology students. This course series includes content for handling electric and hybrid vehicles that may have sustained damage due to collision, fire or flooding and the subsequent hazards that may be present as a result of damage.

Join Charlie Ayers, CCAR President, and Bob McGinn, CCAR Safety Content Author for their webinar discussion about Hybrid and Battery Electric Vehicle Safety on Wednesday, February 5th at 6pm CST. Register now. The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) is a non-profit organization with a singular focus on the automotive industry and its needs for safety and hazardous material compliance and training. Founded in 1994 with grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), CCAR is also one of the original Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Alliance partners and is the only partner focused on providing safety best practice information to the automotive collision and repair industries. CCAR has twice been recognized by the ASE Training Managers Council (ATMC) with their "National Excellence in Training" award and was chosen by the North American Hazmat Action Committee (NAAHAC) to develop hazardous material handling training courses. To learn more about CCAR and its programs, please call 888/476-5465 or visit www.ccar-greenlink.org Bob McGinn joined CCAR in 2017 after more than 35 years as a technician and power train specialist servicing commercial passenger vehicle fleets and over the road trucks. Bob holds current certifications from the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) as a master technician including ASE L1, L2 and L3. Since coming to CCAR, Bob has been tasked with the development of the E-Safety suite of online safety courses for automotive service technology students, bringing firsthand knowledge and experience of shop floor hazards to future technicians