CCAR giving online training to ARA

The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) will provide online training programs to the Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) Educational Foundation.

The ARA Educational Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides the most up-to-date training and educational resources available for the automotive recycling industry.
                 
CCAR online programs that will be offered through the ARA Educational Foundation are “HazmatU,” which trains automobile dealers and parts distribution facilities on the transportation of hazardous materials, as required by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and “S/P2,” addressing environmental and safety issues for automotive facilities.

“CCAR is pleased to enter into this new relationship with the ARA Educational Foundation to serve the training needs of the automotive recycler community,” says Guy Bargnes, CCAR chairman. “We look forward to this partnership as a means of expanding the message of environmental, safety and health awareness to another facet of the industry, in keeping with CCAR’s mission.” Bargnes is National Sales Director, BASF Automotive Refinishes, Southfield, Mich.

“The ARA Educational Foundation welcomes the introduction of the advanced e-training of CCAR to the ARA University,” says Virginia Whelan, president of the Foundation’s board. “The ARA University in its continuous quest for solution e-training is excited to be participating with CCAR to offer the additional quality training of HazmatU and S/P2.” 

“After meeting with Virginia Whelan and the ARA Educational Foundation’s Board, it is clear there is a shared commitment between our two organizations to the importance of continuing education,” says Dee Riegle Torres, CCAR Vice President. “We welcome the opportunity to work together and achieve solutions that benefit automotive recyclers.”
             
S/P2 (www.sp2.org) is an e-learning program developed by CCAR to address key safety and pollution prevention subjects. The training is based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, which require that personnel be trained on safety and environmental issues at the beginning of their employment, and at least annually thereafter.
             
HazmatU (www.hazmatu.org) was created by CCAR in cooperation with the North American Automotive HazMat Action Committee (NAAHAC), a group of regulatory compliance specialists representing the major automotive manufacturers in North America, and ShipMate, Inc., a HazMat specialty training company with an extensive background of serving automotive companies. DOT regulations require any employee who works in the shipping or receiving of hazardous materials receive training within 90 days and recurring training at least every three years.
                 
For more information, visit www.ccar-greenlink.org .