All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance

Comments

See OSHA Technical Links on Autobody Repair and Refinishing: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/autobody/index.html

Description

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing automotive repair and maintenance services (except mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance; body, paint, interior, and glass repair; motor oil change and lubrication; and car washing) for automotive vehicles, such as passenger cars, trucks, and vans, and all trailers.

Category

Services

NAICS Code

811198

Job Tasks

High risk job tasks associated with this industry:

• Assemble or repair automotive brakes or clutches containing asbestos
• Heat, machine, or spray lead products
• 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 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