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CONTENTS
Ear Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Respiratory Protection . . . . . . . . . . 26
Skin Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Safe Work Practices . . . 29
Welding and Cutting Safety . . . . . . . 29
Straightening Equipment Safety. . . . . . 31
Grinding and Cutting Safety . . . . . . . 32
Sanding Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Painting Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Mechanical Repair Safety . . . . . . . . 34
Hazardous Wastes . . . 36
Environmental Regulations . . . 36
Environmental Protection Agency . . . . . 36
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration . . . . . . . . . . . 38
CHAPTER
3
Vehicle Construction 41
Introduction . . . 42
Vehicle Classifi cations . . . 42
Vehicle Construction . . . . . . . . . . 42
Drive Train Orientation . . . . . . . . . 42
Body Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Material Types . . . 44
Steel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Aluminum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Magnesium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Plastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Vehicle Parts . . . 49
Outer Body Assemblies . . . . . . . . . 50
Inner Body Assemblies . . . . . . . . . 51
Sealants and Sound Deadeners . . . . . . 54
Vehicle Production . . . 54
Vehicle Safety Rating . . . 55
CHAPTER
4
Fundamentals of Collision
Damage 59
Introduction . . . 60
Vehicle Design Factors . . . 60
Metal Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
SECTION
1
Introduction to Collision Repair
CHAPTER
1
Introduction to Collision
Repair 3
Introduction . . . 4
The Repair Process . . . 4
Insurance Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Ordering Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Body Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Mechanical Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Refi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 finishing.
Reassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Detailing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Body Shop Types . . . 10
Collision Repair Industry Jobs . . . 11
Body Shop Employees . . . . . . . . . . 11
Body Repair Support Positions . . . . . . 13
Educational Opportunities . . . 13
ASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
NATEF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
I-CAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
CHAPTER
2
Safety 7
Introduction . . . 18
Collision Repair Shop Hazards . . . 18
Fire Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Explosion Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chemical and Biological Hazards . . . . . 21
Electrical Hazards. . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Noise Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Injury Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Personal Protective Gear . . . 25
Eye Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25