Autobody Repair Sector IndustryGovernment Partnership

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Autobody Repair SectorIndustry-Government
Partnership
Shiv K. Sud John Norris Ontario Ministry of
the Environment Collision Industry Action
Group Toronto, Ontario, Canada Hamilton,
Ontario, Canada 416-314-7936 sudsh_at_ene.gov.on.ca
905-662-9499 ciag_at_icom.ca
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Award-winning Industry-Government Partnership

• Ontario P4 Leadership Award
• Recycling Council of Ontario Award
• Hamilton-Wentworth Gold Environmental Commitment
  Award
• Canadian Council of Ministers of Environment
  Award
• Individual facilities have won numerous P2 awards

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Award-winning Autobody Repair Shops

• Kelly Autobody, Hamilton
• Canadian Auto Collision, Brantford
• Hawley Collision Center, Mississauga
• 427 Collision, Toronto

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Autobody Repair Sector Overview

• 8,000 facilities in Canada
• 2,800 facilities in Ontario
• Small one-man operation to larger facilities with
  25 or more employees
• Average shop has 4.4 employees
• 1.2 million vehicles or vehicle parts painted
  each year in Ontario

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Sector Overview (continued)

• Difficult to reach with environmental information
  and compliance assistance
• Lack of acceptance of command and control
  approaches
• Underground or backyard activity
• Lack of consistent enforcement - often complaint
  driven
• Shop owners lack capital

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Environmental Impacts

• VOC emissions
• precursor to urban smog
• second largest source from commercial/industrial
  coating facilities
• 6,000 tonnes in Ontario
• Odour complaints
• Improper disposal of paints and solvents
• millions of liters unaccounted for
• Plastics and metal wastes

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P2 Solutions

• Use of lower VOC coating products
• Use of more efficient spray equipment
• Solvent management practices
• Equipment maintenance and materials handling
• Mandatory education and training program

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Solutions (CCME) in the New C of As

• Use of high-efficiency Spray Guns (Dec 31, 2002)
• Test cap to determine proper air volume /
  pressure of Spray Guns
• Code of Practice Check List for Good Practice
  (Dec 31, 2002)
• Training certification by Dec 31, 2002

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Partnership Progress-to-date

• 15 Profitability Workshops (1,500 attended)
• emphasis on Improved bottom line with good
  environmental management
• award-winning shop owners as feature speakers
• case studies and testimonials highlighted
• Workshops have been industry organized and led
• Government participation in non-regulatory role
• Suppliers and coatings firms participation
• Profitability Workbook available free on Internet

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Partnership Current Plans

• A multi-stakeholder MOU under negotiation
• VOCs reduction commitment
• 45 reduction target by 2015
• P2 planning for all emissions
• Streamlined permit approvals
• A comprehensive Training Program
• including training needed to meet mandatory P2
  Planning requirements of proposed Toronto sewer
  use by-law
• Program being expanded to other provinces

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Developing a Co-Operative Agreement or M.O.U.

• MoE Certificate of Approval requirements
• MoE Air Emissions Regulation reporting
• Toronto Sewer Use By-law
• Modified Licensing (possible Toronto Hamilton
• Development of a computerized solvent library
• Anti-Smog Action Plan Reporting

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Developing a Co-Operative Agreement or M.O.U.
(cont.)

• Development of Internet-based training
• Apprenticeship training program through community
  colleges
• Shop environmental audit program
• Issuance of Annual Progress Report and Case
  Studies
• Industry self-management (CISCO) considerations
  for compliance

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A One Window Approach is Required for Industry

• Otherwise, Shop owners / managers will be
  overwhelmed by recent municipal provincial
  requirements
• No time for non-regulatory initiatives
• Complicates (a barrier to) compliance
• Industry, Environment Canada, MoE, Approvals
  Branch City of Toronto have met
• How avoid duplication?
• How simplify for Industry?

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Oxegen as a One Window Solution

• International Environmental Systems (Toronto,
  Melbourne) www.oxegen.com
• Internet based platform
• Compliance Profitability tool developed for
  SMEs
• Flexible P2, EMS, Health Safety,
  Profitability, ISO14001
• Cost effective Simple
• Industry specific

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Oxegen as Potential One Window Solution (cont.)

• Meets One Window requirement
• Pilot scheduled for end of June (15 shops)
• Cooperative, solution based approach taken by
  I.E.S.
• A potential win/win/win for shops, Industry
  Associations, and all levels of government

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What has made the Partnership work?

• Association leadership and champion
• Involvement and support of key stakeholders
• Governments willingness to try non-regulatory
  approach
• Profitability and P2 hand-in-hand
• Partnership allows industry to proactively work
  with government in resolving future needs and
  issues

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U.S. Autobody Repair Sector

• Some differences may exist between U.S. and
  Canada
• Industry not as well organized
• More distrust of government
• Non-compliance may be bigger in U.S.
• Bigger underground sector in U.S.
• Industry-government partnership a bigger
  challenge in the US - may be?