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Letter to the Editor
Tuesday March 4
CCAR Named Preferred Supplier of Online Training to AAA Clubs and Approved Auto Repair Network
The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) has been named as a Preferred Supplier of online training programs by AAA, North America’s foremost motoring and leisure travel organization, including AAA clubs and Approved Auto Repair facilities throughout the U.S. and Canada.CCAR’s online training programs include “S/P2,” addressing environmental and safety issues for automotive mechanical service and collision repair facilities, and “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).
“This agreement will not only benefit AAA’s nearly 51 million members, but all motorists who look for the AAA Approved Auto Repair sign when selecting a repair facility,” said Marshall L. Doney, AAA Vice President, Automotive. “The programs offered by CCAR complement the high professional standards maintained by AAA Approved Auto Repair facilities.”
The AAA Approved Auto Repair program was created in 1975 to address one of the most frequent consumer complaints in America – unsatisfactory automobile repairs. The program does this by identifying auto repair facilities that maintain high professional standards, and have the proper equipment and training to provide motorists with quality automotive maintenance and repair services. As of January 1, 2008, there are more than 7,800 AAA-approved repair facilities in the U.S. and Canada.
“All of us at CCAR are immensely pleased to have this opportunity to work with AAA and its Approved Auto Repair network,” said Robert G. Stewart, CCAR President. “We welcome them as partners in CCAR’s ongoing efforts to help the automotive industry reach a greater understanding of its compliance responsibilities in environmental and safety-related matters.”
S/P2 (www.sp2.org) is an e-learning program developed by CCAR to address key safety and pollution prevention issues for automotive repair professionals. 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 regulations 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 to receive training within 90 days and recurring training at least every three years.
CCAR, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, also operates “CCAR-GreenLink(R),” the National Environmental Compliance Assistance Center for Automotive Repair, in cooperation with the U.S. EPA. For more information, visit www.ccar-greenlink.org.
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