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  ATTENTION: ALL SHOP OWNERS - E.P.A. COMPLIANCE  SEMINAR
  Go to Copy of newsletter and links
  EPA - Design for the Environment (DfE) - Automotive Refinishing Partnership
  The DfE Program is working with the auto body/refinishing (collision repair) industry and career/technical schools to increase awareness of the health and environmental concerns associated with refinishing activities and to encourage the use of best practices and safer, cleaner, more efficient practices and technologies. Go to Automotive Refinishing Partnership
  Environmental Protection Agency - Auto Body Repair Compliance and Regulations
  EPA New England is currently seeking partnerships to provide outreach on a new set of Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements impacting autobody shops. Go to EPA Compliance & Regulations
  Environmental Protection Agency - Sample Initial Notification Form
  Initial Notification due January 8, 2010: Auto body shops in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont (EPA Region 1) must submit an Initial Notification to US Environmental Protection Agency Region I indicating that you have reviewed the requirements and the conditions at your shop and determined that you are subject to the requirements. Go to Sample Initial Notification Form
  RI DEM Auto Body Certification Program
  The Auto Body Certification Program provides a simpler and more useful way to regulate the auto body repair sector. The Department's Pollution Prevention Program, in partnership with the University of Rhode Island URI) Center for Pollution Prevention, the Department of Health's OSHA Consultative Services, and Davies Vocational School, has been working with a number of individual shops to identify both environmental and human health hazards. A major research and data gathering effort that included air monitoring, sanding dust characterization, and blood lead testing of shop workers has pointed to serious concerns that must be addressed by both voluntary methods and regulatory controls. Go to DEM Auto Body Certification
  RI Dept of Business Regulations - Storage Regulations
  Detailed information regarding Auto Body Shop vehicle storage in the state of Rhode Island Go to Storage Regulations
  RI Dept of Business Regulations - Auto Body Shop - On Site Inspections
  Detailed information regarding Auto Body Shop On-Site Inspection Standards in the state of RI  Go to Inspection Standards
  DBR Insurance Bulletin 2008-10/Labor Rate Survey
  Go to DBR Insurance Bulletin 2008-10 / Labor Rate Survey
  ABARI bylaws
  Go to ABARI bylaws
  Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (DBR)
  Go to Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation
  Technical Links
  Go to Technicial Links
  OEM links
  Go to OEM Links
  Helpful Links
  Go to Helpful Links
  Labor Rate Calculators - Two versions listed below
  Labor Rate Calculator - Wreck Check
  Labor Rate Calculator -  Instructions: Click  Run - Unzip - OK .....Then Follow Directions
  Labor Rate Calculator - Microsoft Excel Version
  Labor Rate Calculator - Excel version - Note: you must have Microsoft Excel installed to use this application
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