The managers of successful independent shops may not be aware of the need for the safety training or that it is available for themselves and their mechanics. I would suggest that the owner of any EV or HEV ask, whether the auto techs are properly trained to comply with OSHA reg # 1910-322. Perhaps the heightened awareness will promote a more careful approach to the vehicle, or more availability of safety training. The first death by electrocution tied to any Electric Vehicle will go "Viral" in the news media ! I don't think we want to see that.
Dennis Lee Miles (*[email protected] <[email protected]>)* * Founder: **EV Tech. Institute Inc.* *Phone #* *(863) 944-9913 (12 noon to 12 midnight Eastern US Time)* *Educating yourself, does not mean you were **stupid; it means, you are intelligent enough, **to know, that there is plenty left to learn!* * You Tube Video link: http://youtu.be/T-FVjMRVLss <http://youtu.be/T-FVjMRVLss> * On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 10:05 PM, Dennis Miles <[email protected]> wrote: > Chris, you were directing your comment toward Cor, But I wish to reply to > it, Not to be argumentative but to explain. This regulation (IMHO) is not > "Onerous," but apparently it is needed and has been the law since 1991. We > are a familiar with hobbyists who work with EV, many are contributors to > the EVDL . But most professional mechanics (Auto Technicians) have formal > vocational training. The first topic in my first class (Attended In 1967) > was safety, fire extinguisher use, CPR, rescue procedures in case of fire > or electrical shock, Fuel safety and cautions. How to not fall out of the > aircraft and to be safe sitting in an ejection seat.(I was trained to > repair B-52 Bombers by the USAF.) It was about 9 months of schooling for my > specialty and everyone who touched the aircraft was taught safety! I > included safety in my curriculum when I began teaching in 1981. No student > was injured, in my shop or lecture hall, in my 20 years of teaching > vocational education. There are lessons in auto mechanics schools about > the safe ways to work near gasoline. It is a very serious subject but, > there are no voltages over 60V DC present in an ICE system except the spark > plug wires and there is a lesson on handling towe also. but, EV and Hybrids > have voltages of up to 600 V.DC at hundreds of amps. That has the power to > kill! And that is not in the training scope of ICE service training. Don't > kill the messenger! I am only saying these mechanics and EV owners need > some safety training so they can know how to work safely... > > Dennis Lee Miles > > (*[email protected] <[email protected]>)* > > * Founder: **EV Tech. Institute Inc.* > > *Phone #* *(863) 944-9913 <%28863%29%20944-9913> (12 noon to 12 midnight > Eastern US Time)* > > *Educating yourself, does not mean you were **stupid; it means, you are > intelligent enough, **to know, that there is plenty left to learn!* > > * You Tube Video link: http://youtu.be/T-FVjMRVLss > <http://youtu.be/T-FVjMRVLss> * > > > On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 9:05 PM, Chris Tromley via EV <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I have no trouble believing such an onerous regulation exists. One has to >> wonder however, what astoundingly difficult certification is required to >> work on cars that carry enough explosive liquid fuel to destroy an entire >> building and everyone in it. You must have to study and train for years >> to >> get that. >> >> <snark off> >> >> Chris >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140728/4c98bef3/attachment.htm >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140728/1c84faf1/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
