Automotive Recycling Facility
A Program Developed by the Automotive Retailers Association and its Strategic Partners
Becoming an EVfriendly -Auto Recycler assures your customers that you and your employees are trained and qualified to recycle EVs and EV batteries in a responsible and safe manner.
The following slide presentation details best practices to deploy as an EVfriendly Auto Recycler.
Best Practices for Vehicle Dismantling & Recycling
What is EVfriendly ?
Today, with the rapidly increasing number of hybrids, plugin hybrids, and all-electric vehicles being purchased by consumers, it is only a matter of time before these vehicles find their way to your auto recycling facility, if they have not already done so.
What is EVfriendly ?
The number one concern is safety. Battery voltage is invisible, and employees working with EVs, especially damaged ones, must be trained in the safety protocols to protect themselves and the vehicle from a catastrophic failure.
What is EVfriendly ?
Without the proper training, employees can inadvertently damage the vehicle’s electrical systems and risk injury, or even death from electrocution.
That is a liability you want to avoid at all costs.
What is EVfriendly ?
Besides, you want to protect your investment and the value of your inventory.
That means investing in the training and equipment necessary to properly receive, store, and dismantle these vehicles.
EVfriendly Training
Online training is available on the ARA Training Centre of Excellence website.
The courses are for automotive dismantling technicians or anyone who works with electric vehicles in the yard, in the shop, or handles the parts.
EVfriendly Training
The EVfriendly Auto Recycler Level One and Level Two courses cover:
- EV overview
- Understanding EVs
- High-voltage batteries and components
- EV design
- Hazards and emergency response
- Receiving an EV into inventory
- Safety protocols for working on or near EVs
- Storage of EVs and HV components
- Shipping EV components
EVfriendly Training
The Level 1 course is designed for management, parts persons, delivery drivers, shipping and receiving and inventory management personnel, and dismantlers.
The Level 2 course is designed for eceivers, dismantlers, inventory specialists and anyone performing battery tests. It is recommended for all other employees.
EVfriendly Auto Recycler Best Practices
In addition to fulfilling employee-training, EVfriendly suppliers maintain business best practices within a number of standards.
EVfriendly Auto Recycler Best Practices
Emergency Response Plan
The facility commits to communicating and training employees in emergency response and evacuation procedures.
EVfriendly Auto Recycler Best Practices
Safety Standards
The facility complies with all applicable safety standards as set out in OHS regulations and OHS Responsibilities and Industry-Supported Safe Work Practices for the Handling, Dismantling, Storage and Transportation of Electric Vehicles and High-Voltage Batteries, available from https://ohs.ara.bc.ca.
EVfriendly training
EVfriendly Recycler Level 1 trainingFor all managers, parts persons, delivery drivers, shippers and receivers, inventory management and dismantlers.
EVfriendly Recycler Level 2 trainingFor all receivers, dismantlers, inventory managers and anyone testing batteries (recommended for all other employees).
These courses are available on the ARA Centre of Excellence.
Courses