Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance

Description

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in repairing or customizing automotive vehicles, such as passenger cars, trucks, and vans, and all trailer bodies and interiors; and/or painting automotive vehicles and trailer bodies.

Category

Services

NAICS Code

811121

Job Tasks

High risk job tasks associated with this industry:

• Remove cadmium coatings
• Spray and resand chromate-containing paints
• Spray epoxy or polyurethane paint, shellac, lacquer, or varnish
• Spray paints or glazes containing cadmium pigments
• Use abrasives containing silica or silicon carbide
• Use diisocyanates to manufacture polyurethane products
• Use epoxy, isocyanate, or formaldehyde-resin adhesives, finishes, or sealants
• Use n-hexane as a solvent in glues, inks, coatings, or degreasers
• Use polyfunctional aziridine hardener in paints, varnishes, or other coatings
• Weld on metal painted with chlorinated polyester paint
• Worked for years as painter or varnisher exposed to solvents