Keep Your Shop in Tune A Best Management Practices Guide for Automotive Industries www.ecobiz.org This manual was prepared by the Pollution Prevention Outreach Team This team is a multi-agency cooperative group working toward a cleaner environment. The following program partners helped develop and review this document. • City of Gresham • City of Portland Environmental Services Energy Division Bureau of Water Works • City of Troutdale • Clackamas County Water Environment Services • Clean Water Services • Metro • Northwest Automotive Trades Association (NATA) • Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Pollution Prevention, Small Business Assistance, Water Quality, Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste, Air Quality • Washington County Also A Special Thanks To: • Oregon state Fire Marshall • Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration • Washington State Department of Ecology “Managing Hazardous Wastes: A Guide for Automotive Repair Shops” • Santa Clara Valley Non-point Source Pollution Control Program “Best Management Practices for Automotive-Related Industries” Pollution Prevention Outreach Team 6543 North Burlington Avenue Portland, Oregon 97203-5452 503-823-7807 www.eco.biz.org Keep Your Shop in Tune A Best Management Practices Guide for Automotive Industries Keep Your Shop in Tune A Best Management Practices Guide for Automotive Industries CONTENTS Your Requirements as a Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Run A Dry Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Limit Your Discharges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Changing Automotive Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Filters and Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Fueling Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Air Conditioning Repair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Cleaning Equipment and Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Vehicle Washing, Engine Cleaning and Steam Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . 23 Metal Grinding and Finishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Car Prep, Body Work and Refinishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Radiator Shops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Outdoor Parking and Auto Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Auto Recycling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Removing and Storing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Storage and Disposal of Wastes and Containers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Selecting and Controlling Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Other Practices to Control Pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Solid Waste Reduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Water and Energy Savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Energy and Water Experts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Train Yourself, Your Employees and Your Customers . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Show Your Stuff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Appendix A - Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Appendix B - Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 [...]... solvent and anti-freeze, or recycle them onsite with a filtration or distillation unit • Consider switching to water-based brake and carburetor cleaners instead of using chlorinated spray cans Non-chlorinated solvents are also available • Keep an accurate inventory of all materials and wastes, in case of an audit by DEQ Don’t forget to keep track of recyclable scrap materials like metal and scrap paper... the Auto Recycling section for long term vehicle storage DON’T: • Don’t pave any work area with asphalt Use concrete Automotive fluids may dissolve asphalt or may be absorbed into the blacktop and released later • Don’t drain runoff from a work area to a sewer without contacting your local sewerage agency Drain to a single sanitary drain when possible The drain may require an oil/water separator or an... Recycler Brakes B rake work has several specific hazards such as asbestos from older brakes and chlorinated solvents Asbestos is a Special Waste and can be disposed of only in a landfill licensed for asbestos DO: • Use a HEPA vacuum filter system to remove dust from brake area Most old brake shoes contain asbestos The fine dust is a health hazard and should be handled as a Special Waste Even brake dust... without asbestos can release metal pollutants, like copper, into the environment • Use a birdbath brake washer This lessens asbestos exposure for workers and avoids the use of chlorinated brake spray cans Manage the sludge from the bird bath washer as a Special Waste DON’T: • Don’t use chlorinated aerosol sprays for brake cleaning They are a health hazard and once used are a hazardous waste 15 FILTERS AND... paper Correctly manifest hazardous wastes Ask for and maintain a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) on each chemical product used in your shop The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OROSHA) requires employees to know the location of the MSDS for each substance they use • Provide secondary containment for all liquid materials stored and used in your shop Containment measures should be... require management as a hazardous waste • Consider using non-hazardous or less hazardous solvents and cleaners Many washers use hot water and detergents instead of hazardous fluids They are safer for your employees and may rid you of hazardous waste disposal problems Note that non-hazardous solvents can become contaminated through use with chlorinated rattle can solvents, trace benzene from gasoline,... contained bay where the water can be collected and recycled as part of a water conservation program • Route water to a holding area where it can be appropriately treated before discharge, if you must wash outside You can plug storm drains or install valves that plug sewer lines and pump water back into the sanitary sewer for discharge (after pretreatment) Another alternative is to wash over or route wash... discharge into the sanitary sewer Wastewater should never be discharged into storm drains or into on-site drywells • Maintain your equipment Periodically check equipment used to clean up spills and leaks Also routinely check all shop equipment for small leaks and other repair needs • Stencil your storm drains as a reminder that storm drains discharge to local waterways Stencils are available from your. .. toward your hazardous waste generator status • Store hazardous waste fluids separately in a specifically designated hazardous waste storage area Know which fluids are a safety risk when stored next to each other • Try not to mix leaking fluids Mixing can contaminate the fluids and turn it all into hazardous waste DON’T: • Don’t incorrectly dispose of any hazardous waste Recycle used antifreeze Chlorinated... drain all covered areas into an oil/water separator Drain areas outside of fueling islands to the storm sewer DON’T: • Don’t allow vehicle fueling in unauthorized areas Fueling areas should be paved, graded and drained properly • Don’t hose down your fueling area for cleanup This water then becomes an illegal discharge to either the sanitary or storm sewer Gasoline is not only a troublesome pollutant . Occupational Safety and Health Administration • Washington State Department of Ecology “Managing Hazardous Wastes: A Guide for Automotive Repair Shops” • Santa. recyclable scrap materials like metal and scrap paper. Correctly manifest hazardous wastes. Ask for and maintain a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) on each