tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10415255965862046492024-03-06T20:00:24.874+00:00Depollution - the Automotive Recycling blog from Salvage WireHelping Automotive Recyclers become leaders in their industry:
For Automotive Recycling and Motor Salvage professionals worldwide who want to share and discuss what is happening in their country and understand what is occurring in the rest of the worldmotor salvagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629511099677492398noreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041525596586204649.post-61048420615864036232023-12-08T14:50:00.002+00:002023-12-08T14:54:38.298+00:00You Have To Get Your Feet Wet<p> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">‘<i>When the priests got to the Jordan and their feet touched the water at the edge, the flow of water stopped…The river went dry…..and the people crossed</i>.” (Joshua 3 14-16)</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">There is so much leadership wisdom in this short passage - especially when you understand what preceded this.</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclkIMXuQmnKA_ocMknv13acxku1OrSXSxvV5lI-WlcCZ5bLjQawf_77vCq2Rac6BSaB9sAQli7x__ttxNM4M9658lNquPNg7DLZyFyyJNjyA1Vel4wBz5IvRUOxHZkIz-8n_0XEP0dlhyjvJSBUIg81nIpqqOWJ6o0eLohWpVoGxz4qFYBNelgnAnFmzM/s1728/blog-wet-boots_1728x.jpg.webp" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="1728" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclkIMXuQmnKA_ocMknv13acxku1OrSXSxvV5lI-WlcCZ5bLjQawf_77vCq2Rac6BSaB9sAQli7x__ttxNM4M9658lNquPNg7DLZyFyyJNjyA1Vel4wBz5IvRUOxHZkIz-8n_0XEP0dlhyjvJSBUIg81nIpqqOWJ6o0eLohWpVoGxz4qFYBNelgnAnFmzM/s320/blog-wet-boots_1728x.jpg.webp" width="320" /></a></div>The Israelites were moving from Egypt to the promised land, they had spent 40 years in the wilderness and had to cross the Jordan River to take control of the land flowing with milk and honey. They didn’t wait for the river to stop flowing or for a bridge to be built. No, they started out and got their feet wet before the river stopped flowing and they could cross into the promised land on dry ground.<br /><p></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">In our business lives we should be looking at how to move forward into new pastures or new opportunities and as we do this we see the barriers ahead of us. It could be knowledge, registration or licensing, resource, equipment or much more, so we research, prepare, register, practice but we cannot move forward until we have put our feet into the water. </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The Israelites spent 40 years in the wilderness preparing, they didn’t wait for a miracle to occur before they moved across the Jordan River, they put their feet in and the river stopped flowing. </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Your may want to move your business forward or instigate change in the way it operates, but all you can see is that river in front of you that is stopping you from moving forward. It is time to take action; spend a few months preparing the changes or preparing for that forward movement, but the river doesn’t open up and welcome you in, you have to take a step or a leap of faith, get your feet wet and step into the change, or into that opportunity and watch it open up as you move forward.</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">You may just get your feet wet, you may go a little deeper and push forward, but there comes a time where the water starts to drop and you are through to the other side, or you may have to retreat, review, change and then put your feet in the water again. There is no fear of failure, if what you are doing doesn’t work then retreat and adapt, and there are two absolute rules here - never go so far that you are in danger of drowning and never retreat and go back in again without reviewing, changing and adapting the plan - a sign of insanity is doing the same thing each time and expecting a different result.</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Over the last two years <a href="https://salvagewire.com" target="_blank">Salvage Wire</a> have developed a number of new programmes for various clients, and in all cases we planned, prepared, and practiced before we took the plunge and made the changes, and as the changes or the new programmes were implemented we reviewed regularly, changed and adapted what we were doing so we could reach the other side. Yes, we got our feet wet, but only our feet and our clients are now on dry ground looking back at what they used to be whilst marching forward towards their new goals.</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGK4f92gsn4fpYCalmA1AoGA2kssGwwUbJwncS4E4-24VFyk3IqshMRDG9muEfwRScsgw-c4-qjozoH4XMvL7j80BU1NvYpGRzYRwzeNqCdjDQFEgz6SsPwLzxP8PYoe2rw3g3DFMuoVqh6iPDyj-t-c9uUtW1q2v98Z3xYF3PxQUj0Y6Dz6GRp9Q55Ev/s1417/SW_Insight_OnWhite.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="1417" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGK4f92gsn4fpYCalmA1AoGA2kssGwwUbJwncS4E4-24VFyk3IqshMRDG9muEfwRScsgw-c4-qjozoH4XMvL7j80BU1NvYpGRzYRwzeNqCdjDQFEgz6SsPwLzxP8PYoe2rw3g3DFMuoVqh6iPDyj-t-c9uUtW1q2v98Z3xYF3PxQUj0Y6Dz6GRp9Q55Ev/s320/SW_Insight_OnWhite.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />If you have an idea, and you are seeing a river blocking your way to that new idea, then contact <a href="https://www.salvageinsight.co.uk" target="_blank">Salvage Insight</a>, enter your details and join us for a free 1-hour consultation where one of our consultants can discuss your idea in more detail and formulate an action plan for you. Find out more at <a href="https://www.salvageinsight.co.uk/">https://www.salvageinsight.co.uk/</a><p></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p>motor salvagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629511099677492398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041525596586204649.post-56338394955357690422023-11-23T16:26:00.003+00:002023-11-23T16:26:44.596+00:00New High Voltage training for vehicle dismantlers and recyclers<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Very soon after starting <a href="https://www.salvagewire.com" target="_blank">Salvage Wire </a>we identified a need for high voltage vehicle training </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjzAsbjTc1LGVY_tiS792Y2Hc1mDHFdhy89c2sENg5zsklwGphyphenhyphenQkXE3UNF22SbU3oPNYmZ9rx84DXNPfNkhL3j-26hkT8c8fWjv1xtXxKu2goGm_fn30n0G7OQjUdVStyo_sr2Z0d7K1mg7OmlK_Z6yrOEas9eiJBLYSCNB_6WOJD6WIvvL6JXNdYJ04/s2262/SWTraining.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1702" data-original-width="2262" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjzAsbjTc1LGVY_tiS792Y2Hc1mDHFdhy89c2sENg5zsklwGphyphenhyphenQkXE3UNF22SbU3oPNYmZ9rx84DXNPfNkhL3j-26hkT8c8fWjv1xtXxKu2goGm_fn30n0G7OQjUdVStyo_sr2Z0d7K1mg7OmlK_Z6yrOEas9eiJBLYSCNB_6WOJD6WIvvL6JXNdYJ04/w200-h151/SWTraining.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>specific to vehicle dismantlers and recyclers, so we wrote training and got it accredited. Over the last couple of years we have seen vehicle technology change very rapidly and we have just completed a review and re-write of the training.<p></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Previously there was one training level, now due to the changes we have seen in high voltage technology there will be four training levels for vehicle dismantlers that reflects the increased level of technology in the vehicles and the changing needs in the vehicle salvage and dismantling industry. This new training provides a tiered approach to training that helps develop vehicle dismantling and recycling technicians, raises their knowledge, understanding and competence with these vehicles and the technology, and increases professional standards across the industry.</p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GebNpOEtR38WiXZIV202qdKVqkkV_aykaa3nTiXdJBzh8jYOpl5o3JOFILgNOfYQio1T-BezFjfqZJ-IZqvyGDIzARyH88wEV6vxB3le4l8jOwtlnXI41cKhGw_L1AF8E9AgtPqCj3fCCFmtKdOUp9eDCCYABHzKynemakZdfmSgsdoUXZnwaCdrFjGM/s1096/Accredited%20Stacked%20-%20CMYK.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="1096" height="91" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GebNpOEtR38WiXZIV202qdKVqkkV_aykaa3nTiXdJBzh8jYOpl5o3JOFILgNOfYQio1T-BezFjfqZJ-IZqvyGDIzARyH88wEV6vxB3le4l8jOwtlnXI41cKhGw_L1AF8E9AgtPqCj3fCCFmtKdOUp9eDCCYABHzKynemakZdfmSgsdoUXZnwaCdrFjGM/w200-h91/Accredited%20Stacked%20-%20CMYK.png" width="200" /></a></div>The training is specifically designed for vehicle dismantlers, it is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Waste Management, and will soon be certified by TUV Rheinland - an organisation that will give global certification for the training; <p></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The training is at four levels and certification is valid for three years. Level 1 is awareness for leaders and managers. Level 2 is the lower level of technical training for technicians working on the vehicle that has already been made safe. Level 3 is higher level technical training for ‘live’ vehicles and Level 4 is battery strip. </p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Level 1 - informs leaders, owners and senior managers about High voltage vehicles, what they need to do to keep their staff, their customers and their business safe; the processes and procedures required along with the risks of these vehicles and the need to invest in training, tools and PPE.</p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">4 hours duration including theory training, practical demonstration, and assessment and this training can be face-2-face or on-line/remote</p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnI3Y18x9-r7-kp07kgd_e1A5emCtDtLgBwbiL1c6fz9Sfhyphenhyphen0poHjlrWwn5CmC-h6poRSYvocDGAV4T3HaiUMdgPY19QybJwzRjcOfJkHzPPTkQutBg283Db4ZjWwLbPyCkXvfo1arEVevEwBRUABOi62z1L7WJuCwV-WNOMs0IcixLLI2SwBZZwpCaHrL/s3285/1%20Andy%20Latham%20Salvage%20Wire%20demonstrates%20best%20practice%20in%20safe%20handling%20of%20hybrid%20and%20electric%20cars%20to%20Electric%20ELVES%20programme%20attendees%20at%20CIT%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2187" data-original-width="3285" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnI3Y18x9-r7-kp07kgd_e1A5emCtDtLgBwbiL1c6fz9Sfhyphenhyphen0poHjlrWwn5CmC-h6poRSYvocDGAV4T3HaiUMdgPY19QybJwzRjcOfJkHzPPTkQutBg283Db4ZjWwLbPyCkXvfo1arEVevEwBRUABOi62z1L7WJuCwV-WNOMs0IcixLLI2SwBZZwpCaHrL/s320/1%20Andy%20Latham%20Salvage%20Wire%20demonstrates%20best%20practice%20in%20safe%20handling%20of%20hybrid%20and%20electric%20cars%20to%20Electric%20ELVES%20programme%20attendees%20at%20CIT%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Level 2 is for vehicle technicians, parts storage and shipping, and drivers collecting vehicles and gives them the knowledge and confidence to work on high voltage vehicles after the vehicle has been made safe; to remove, store, sell and ship high voltage components.</p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Technicians, parts team and drivers can start at Level 2 - they do not need to complete level 1 first, but they must be working in the vehicle salvage and recycling industry.</p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">8 hours duration including theory training, practical training, and assessment. Training must be face-2-face</p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Level 3 for vehicle dismantling technicians and drivers collecting vehicles and enables them to safely assess and work on high voltage vehicles that are ‘live’; make them safe and confirm disconnection before continuing to dismantle the vehicle themselves or handing the vehicle to a Level 2 person for further dismantling; they also become the point of reference for technical queries and processes. Candidates for Level 3 MUST have completed Level 2 training within the previous 12 months</p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">8 hours duration including theory training, practical training, and assessment. Training must be face-2-face</p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Note: A fast track level 2 and 3 training can be completed over a two-day period.</p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Level 4 – technicians will be able to assess and dismantle high voltage battery packs, store modules correctly and prepare for shipping. They will also understand the process to re-manufacture, balance, and test batteries.</p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">There are 2 entry options for Level 4:</p>
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<li style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Vehicle Dismantlers for Level 4 MUST have completed Level 3 training within the previous 12 months </li>
<li style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Battery Dismantlers for Level 4 must have completed Level 1 within the previous 3 months Note: Core product businesses do not dismantle vehicles; they just deal with components that have already been removed so levels 2 and 3 are not appropriate - hence the option for battery dismantlers to jump straight into level 4</li></ol>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">8 hours duration including theory training, practical training, and assessment.</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2HQum4bSiK-5V0fe3G5rGvMmzHEi5kWAaRB4fR0xmDBYEEi8ougu7t65-ngDNjLkeBsTcljiqJOEqtD4Jvyu05GxEG4HLJwUhtLX5QFZhNRD7LmHAdZo6OxruVRimDatdSG6vIGW5FHMlT2UP-iiuEXqtEinxhZ1Swi2YTFpMtRKqfvV-0SSV0TEVB5M/s2262/SWTraining.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1702" data-original-width="2262" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2HQum4bSiK-5V0fe3G5rGvMmzHEi5kWAaRB4fR0xmDBYEEi8ougu7t65-ngDNjLkeBsTcljiqJOEqtD4Jvyu05GxEG4HLJwUhtLX5QFZhNRD7LmHAdZo6OxruVRimDatdSG6vIGW5FHMlT2UP-iiuEXqtEinxhZ1Swi2YTFpMtRKqfvV-0SSV0TEVB5M/w200-h151/SWTraining.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p>
<p style="background-color: white; color: #171717; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">So much of the work that <a href="https://www.salvagewire.com" target="_blank">Salvage Wire</a> complete is dedicated to helping vehicle recyclers become leaders in their industry and this is another example of how <a href="https://www.salvagewire.com" target="_blank">Salvage Wire</a> are raising professional standards, keeping people and businesses safe, helping them to become better, train and retain staff, and grasp the new opportunities that high voltage vehicles bring.</p><div><br /></div>motor salvagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629511099677492398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041525596586204649.post-21933587190904465322023-11-06T15:35:00.003+00:002023-11-06T15:35:20.505+00:0010 years of Salvage Wire, 10 things we have learnt from our experience with clients, partners and friends.<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">10 years of <a href="https://www.salvagewire.com" target="_blank">Salvage Wire</a>, 10 things we have learnt from our experience with clients, partners and friends.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>1 - Reluctance to change</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">‘<i>We have always done it like this</i>’ are the seven worst words anyone can hear. This indicates that the speaker has no ambition to look at things differently, find ways to improve, become more efficient, safer or cleaner. A willingness to change means the business could be looking forward, finding that competitive advantage, reducing cost, being more efficient and improving profitability. Change does not have to be dramatic, it can be many little changes over a period of time, so much so that the changes are only really seen when the business looks back over a 12, 18 or 24 months and notices how much has changed for the better. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>2 - Resistance to learning from management </b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">One comment we do get is ‘<i>why should I train my staff, it will cost me and they will either demand more money or leave and join the competition</i>.’ I despair sometimes at the negative comments from some senior managers and owners, but it then gets me wondering why they are like this and how I can change their attitude by outlining the benefits of training.</p><ul>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Safer working conditions - reduce risk, reduce insurance costs, less time off due to accidents</li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Increased efficiency - more product per day, reduction in costs, increased profit</li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Quality Improvements - more satisfied customers, potential increase in repeat business </li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Satisfied staff - more likely to stay because they feel valued and respected</li>
</ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Yes, it could mean a wage increase, however this will be more than covered by increased efficiency, safer working conditions, more repeat business, and better staff satisfaction. What would you rather have, employees who are trained, safe, efficient and respected or employees who are not trained?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLNjErvCGP1t2CCtPsWm96CEZ5QWoEc1l-qSQ73Xz5xgQaJCtTfTR_orvZEljSXw4Ap6nYfRpxd7pWriJ51bxZ-_yGTNECL4m63ivit-aAorDP7Jsvf8sqfJ-YR6NuGDyLoa0Jhuxy501Bfky6JzXMBqtpjbmyh8l26FCm2yd5Zue7d0BYGxPHZGiyqWx/s4032/ARM%20Oct%202019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLNjErvCGP1t2CCtPsWm96CEZ5QWoEc1l-qSQ73Xz5xgQaJCtTfTR_orvZEljSXw4Ap6nYfRpxd7pWriJ51bxZ-_yGTNECL4m63ivit-aAorDP7Jsvf8sqfJ-YR6NuGDyLoa0Jhuxy501Bfky6JzXMBqtpjbmyh8l26FCm2yd5Zue7d0BYGxPHZGiyqWx/w150-h200/ARM%20Oct%202019.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>3 - Rapid changes in vehicle technology</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">For many years vehicle technology hardly changed. Over the last 10 years vehicle technology is on a very steep trajectory - electric vehicles, advanced driver assistance systems, vehicle structural changes, emissions regulation and more. Vehicles are now computers on wheels and the best technicians need to understand all of this so they can correctly diagnose faults and work on the vehicles. Repairing vehicles cannot be a process where you chuck new components at it until the fault goes away, you have to analyse, diagnose and correctly repair the vehicle, and then make certain all the systems are correctly calibrated and functioning before the vehicle is released to the customer - training and experience is vital. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>4 - Do not want to fail</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Failure is part of life, without failure we do not learn, grow and develop. Too many are afraid of what could happen if they fail so they do not take any risks. Smart people try, if it doesn’t work they review, change and try again, and again, and again if necessary. A description of stupidity could be doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome each time. Thomas Edison found over 500 ways how not to make the light bulb - he kept going until he had perfected the light bulb. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Years ago I was part of a panel interviewing candidates for a project manager role, I deliberately asked the candidates about projects that had gone wrong because I wanted to see how they reacted to failure and what they learnt. One of the candidates said that he had never had a project fail because he was so good - he didn’t get the role!</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Failure is essential to learn, get better, stronger, smarter and succeed - do not be afraid of failure! </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>5 - Happy with the status quo</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The vehicle recycling and dismantling industry occasionally falls into this trap - we are doing ok so why change? As an industry we should be looking upwards and challenging not just everything we do, but the perceptions of the industry. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">We need to shout about how environmentally friendly the industry is, the benefits to the planet alongside the cost benefits of re-using vehicle parts. But we can do more.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Public, professional and governmental perceptions are that vehicle recyclers are just ‘scrapyards’ - dirty, smelly, poor quality, low standards, unsafe, I could go on… As an industry we need to change this through professionalism, working with politicians and government agencies to influence legislation, increase enforcement of illegals and combat the unscrupulous elements of the industry; but before we do this we need to get our own house in order, this includes our environmental performance, professional standards, training, association membership, certified recycler status and more, and use this to show that we are a professional industry and not ‘scrapyards’. All of which will improve the perception of the industry, increase sales of parts, bring the industry to the table in talks with government, legislators, enforcement agencies, vehicle manufacturers and more. <br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>6 - The larger the company, the slower they pay their bills</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">As a small business our cash flow is important, and the vast majority of our clients pay their bills quickly and without fuss, but bigger organisation can take months to pay - why is this? They have vast reserves, lots of cash flow but insist on taking 60 or 90 days to pay. We know who these are and price our work accordingly to allow for the delay in payment - they can do better and should.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>7 - Who you know is sometimes worth more than what you know</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMO3XJ0jbG3icygPxkR5QlFQuSN_dhOj6PkjSPTzPBABgXqL5F_sN1DhVsMIdrJeNNLoIHYu68oDVBuMK4eb7RJnxB11HZeGxFiNsNjHgd7cIDJu3nfRGeAX96iBDM0RKdpG3W-azxa0Yh5TZ-tlZYaALEbAHr8zr47R1AFf1llgfvHeFr6hQE3N7ecvAt/s2048/fors_1260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="2048" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMO3XJ0jbG3icygPxkR5QlFQuSN_dhOj6PkjSPTzPBABgXqL5F_sN1DhVsMIdrJeNNLoIHYu68oDVBuMK4eb7RJnxB11HZeGxFiNsNjHgd7cIDJu3nfRGeAX96iBDM0RKdpG3W-azxa0Yh5TZ-tlZYaALEbAHr8zr47R1AFf1llgfvHeFr6hQE3N7ecvAt/w200-h131/fors_1260.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Particularly when <a href="https://www.salvagewire.com" target="_blank">Salvage Wire</a> first started I relied on people I knew from the industry who gave me tips, connected me to others, or gave me work - I will be forever grateful to them all. Over the last few years I have been able to do the same for a variety of others, connecting them, helping and supporting, giving them work or just being there to talk. It all helps.<p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>8 - Preparation gives the ‘luck’ required to capitalise on opportunities</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I have been called lucky for being in the right place at the right time for the EV boom - it has taken me 40 years to get here. My EV journey started before <a href="https://www.salvagewire.com" target="_blank">Salvage Wire</a> came into being and has grown because I have invested in training for myself, been open to learn, worked on these vehicles, worked with others and taught many more. All of this ‘preparation’ has given me the chance to capitalise on the many opportunities that are out there.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>9 - Never turn down the opportunity to learn</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Every day is a learning day - a quote I often use. Rarely does a day go past without me learning something, and I get very annoyed with those people who have no ambition and look upon learning, training, or development as a waste of their time - our learning doesn’t stop the day we leave school, we have to continue that learning and I see so many wasted opportunities. In many cases this could stem from how people were treated at school, or at home, but many employers have had the opportunity to change that and failed to mentor their staff, improve them, develop them and allow them to soar. Look at the people in your teams, if they had been helped, mentored, and allowed to learn, grow and develop how good would they (and potentially your company) be now?</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>10 - Some conferences are worth the investment - but only because of the people you meet!</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByc9dXlNjoNFViUZJy-VjxY3wmfQUdsVSF-XqqqxIVnKu8yeWL5q2uSipUlEwcfAOKD3fEFJvOo2-cZRemAotcYxz-aU2C2TZFI06r_ayHMAT0cTOI4di0fxQrs0MoJrgP2TwFMwZfl5vk0Up6p85Kn-viCAIFAVw6Ogcg4KRnpRgKNdquhJYmSqF3NQ0/s960/ARA%202017%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByc9dXlNjoNFViUZJy-VjxY3wmfQUdsVSF-XqqqxIVnKu8yeWL5q2uSipUlEwcfAOKD3fEFJvOo2-cZRemAotcYxz-aU2C2TZFI06r_ayHMAT0cTOI4di0fxQrs0MoJrgP2TwFMwZfl5vk0Up6p85Kn-viCAIFAVw6Ogcg4KRnpRgKNdquhJYmSqF3NQ0/s320/ARA%202017%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Conferences can be expensive, time away from the business, travel, accommodation and the conference costs can often run into the many thousands of £’s. Yes, I do learn from the speeches and presentations, but I learn more from the people I meet and interact with, and all of them are an opportunity to earn revenue. I spent over £2000 attending a conference in Vienna a few years ago that has turned into a contract worth over £10,000 a year from meeting one person at that conference. Now that is a great return on investment.<p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">You have to be selective, I get so many conference invitations I could become a professional conference attendee - but pick the right conferences and your revenue will increase!<br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">As I look back at 10 years of <a href="https://www.salvagewire.com" target="_blank">Salvage Wire </a>there is one piece of advice I would give to everyone. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Start each day with a little bit of quiet reflection - no phones, no music, no kids (I know, sometimes not possible), and think about the day ahead. Write down up to three things that if completed (or significantly moved forward) would make your day amazing - this is not a to-do list (keep that separate), it could be 1, 2 or 3 things, but no more than 3, that at the end of they day leave you with immense satisfaction and a feeling of a job well done. I have done this for years and kept all the records and occasionally will look back over them to see how far I have moved forward in that time - truly inspirational!</p><p><br /></p>motor salvagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629511099677492398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041525596586204649.post-10759355184794736282023-10-16T17:50:00.001+01:002023-10-16T17:50:08.544+01:0010 years of Salvage Wire<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnyPOMr2gFZnW98trIXFRmECMQpmliVrdzObYUEiL379ftM4SxB-OL_1Ri4pCNkTktlv9ZkNqUrcMG8CIfx9dmfsCiIX9dbZUv6jJbLD0lqFr9sHubUs-PGBG4mhy7yP4Uj-rUNF-v4vG-THeBF-NmysYsScXOdaNkh3oGuNcGAMK8PgoZrNKKWg6ZQWb/s640/SalvageWireNew%20Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="640" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnyPOMr2gFZnW98trIXFRmECMQpmliVrdzObYUEiL379ftM4SxB-OL_1Ri4pCNkTktlv9ZkNqUrcMG8CIfx9dmfsCiIX9dbZUv6jJbLD0lqFr9sHubUs-PGBG4mhy7yP4Uj-rUNF-v4vG-THeBF-NmysYsScXOdaNkh3oGuNcGAMK8PgoZrNKKWg6ZQWb/w320-h227/SalvageWireNew%20Small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">10 years ago I started <a href="http://www.salvagewire.com" target="_blank">Salvage Wire</a> following the closure of Bluecycle, the salvage site for the UK’s largest motor insurer, Aviva; if anyone had said to me then that 10 years later I would be travelling the world speaking, training and consulting I would have told them that they were crazy!<br /></span></span><p></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My journey started in 1978 when I left school and started an apprenticeship - I always had a love of cars and I wanted to start work as soon as possible so took the apprenticeship route rather than staying at college and university. </span></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Spent a number of years working in the retail side of the industry and ultimately became After Sales Manager, responsible for service, parts and collision repair and reporting directly to the dealer principal before joining Norwich Union, the UK’s biggest insurer as a vehicle damage assessor.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">10 years later I joined Bluecycle which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva (the new name for Norwich Union) as Compliance Manager and spent 13 wonderful years as part of the team that took the company from a start up to a multi-million £ business dealing with all Aviva salvage vehicles and a number of other contracts for salvage. Bluecycle was at the forefront of internet auctions for salvage and changed the marketplace in the UK in a very short space of time.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We were told that Bluecycle was being closed and all our work was being outsourced and this meant that all staff members were out of work - faced with this dilemma I decided to bring <a href="http://www.salvagewire.com" target="_blank">Salvage Wire</a> into a going concern.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A few years previously I had spent some time with my sister and she asked me what I would do if I was ever out of work, I had no answer. Over an 18 month period we built a business plan and decided to register <a href="http://www.salvagewire.com" target="_blank">Salvage Wire</a> as a company and make it dormant, so if the need arose I could bring it into a going concern. Why <a href="https://www.salvagewire.com" target="_blank">Salvage Wire</a>? My sister ran her own company called CAD Wire so it made sense to mirror her company name because we could be part of the same group if the need arose.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We very quickly realised that there was a need in the automotive recycling industry for quality training, especially on high voltage (electric and hybrid) vehicles, so training was written, it was sent off to be accredited and we started to deliver high voltage training that was specifically designed for vehicle dismantling and recycling.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There was a lot of training out there for vehicle repairers, for technicians who diagnose faults, make vehicles safe, repair the faults, put the vehicles back together and make them work again, but nothing for recyclers to assess the vehicles, make them safe, strip the high voltage parts, store and ship the parts. We aimed to fill that gap.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I completed more training for myself and also got accredited to deliver training to vehicle technicians, collision repair centres and mechanical repair shops for a number of organisations, and in 2019 we were approached by TUV Rheinland and asked if we would design their electric and hybrid vehicle training programme, which we did in 2020 - unfortunately a global pandemic made the launch of this programme slightly more difficult.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">TUV Rheinland are a certification company who deliver training and certification on a global scale, so over the last few years I have been fortunate enough to travel across the world delivering their training. <a href="http://www.salvagewire.com" target="_blank">Salvage Wire</a> now work for the vehicle scrap and recycling industry at one end of the process, for universities, research and development companies and vehicle manufacturers at the other end of the process (so we know what is being designed and will be coming into production in a few years time that will ultimately end up in a salvage or dismantling yard), and everybody in the middle - mechanical repair, collision repair, motorsport, vehicle converters, first responders, boat manufacturers, aeronautical industry and more helping them all to become more competent, have a better understanding and knowledge of high voltage vehicle technology.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We also still do consulting work and event planning, but training and development is the core of our business, and this is where our focus will be for some time as we develop new training, new accreditation and start to deliver globally certified technical, managerial, and leadership training to the vehicle recycling and dismantling industry in the future.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our global training network is growing, more programmes are being launched, more training is available and <a href="https://www.salvagewire.com" target="_blank">Salvage Wire</a> will coordinate all of the training, maintain standards across our training network and give consistent, quality training wherever the client is based with a certification that is recognised globally. </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Looking forward <a href="http://www.salvagewire.com" target="_blank">Salvage Wire</a> have more ideas and innovation to bring to the marketplace, and we also want to resurrect some previous ideas that we allowed to drop due to pressure of work and a global pandemic.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.salvageinsight.co.uk" target="_blank">Salvage Insight</a> was relaunched recently with a new focus on helping the salvage </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnyB9qjWNWo0kmscvbFG_RRsegx1bIi45GrbJJ4N29yJ8zx_LP2Q97uIkClD01EkvPWbBGjiwj331fmoavgM-K4Y9a-Ue91XjEftrJ-QVb7P_EhvYLZL9zNySLzKR-K8qNQvtt44vFmRQsasom0hTjbE2dgE9BzyGLrmlnEViI47nlBbzbx6VuAdkj-5I/s1417/SW_Insight_OnWhite.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="1417" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnyB9qjWNWo0kmscvbFG_RRsegx1bIi45GrbJJ4N29yJ8zx_LP2Q97uIkClD01EkvPWbBGjiwj331fmoavgM-K4Y9a-Ue91XjEftrJ-QVb7P_EhvYLZL9zNySLzKR-K8qNQvtt44vFmRQsasom0hTjbE2dgE9BzyGLrmlnEViI47nlBbzbx6VuAdkj-5I/s320/SW_Insight_OnWhite.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />industry with ideas, issues or problems they face. Have you ever had an idea but didn’t know, or didn’t have the time to implement it? Talk to us and one of our consultants could assist you to resolve that issue or bring the idea into being. More details at <a href="https://www.salvageinsight.co.uk/">https://www.salvageinsight.co.uk/</a> where you can book your free one hour consultation.</span><p></p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-be4q9eR27vBko1zodZbJR0yPXaBDRyxbmAaK0hzsHrRzUp7e4PwvsCoyNid6Akog4wvgzKjH3Ybz8DnchbOxozXFwH8ZZvYWy3ybWwLMC02kVkjWu8F_4wjZVZI0EypVcs3MwctTf3h9PMCSFyGvBDMPoFLr_VEf4Bq1evElysjXu606h8hkIeHFIhz/s870/SW_DePollution_BlueOffset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="870" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-be4q9eR27vBko1zodZbJR0yPXaBDRyxbmAaK0hzsHrRzUp7e4PwvsCoyNid6Akog4wvgzKjH3Ybz8DnchbOxozXFwH8ZZvYWy3ybWwLMC02kVkjWu8F_4wjZVZI0EypVcs3MwctTf3h9PMCSFyGvBDMPoFLr_VEf4Bq1evElysjXu606h8hkIeHFIhz/w200-h139/SW_DePollution_BlueOffset.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://podtail.com/en/podcast/depollution-from-salvage-wire/" target="_blank">Depollution</a> podcast was an idea we had during covid, and went really well for around 12 months, but time constraints have meant that it hasn’t been our main focus so this <br />is something that we want to bring back very soon. Invitations to be a guest on the podcast will come out first - if you receive one please respond quickly so we can get you on the podcast.</span><p></p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I would like to say that I had a business plan that worked - I did have a business plan, but like many this got adapted, changed, scrapped, re-written, adapted, changed, scrapped…. and we are now where we are. What I did learn was never to be too prescriptive and detailed on the business plan and be prepared to try something, fail, learn, change and try again. Never be afraid of failure, use it to learn and move forward.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have been blessed, I am doing better than I deserve, but I am never satisfied, I always think I can do better, change, improve and develop. But one thing I do know is that my faith has been an integral part of this journey and without my church family, my mentors, the bible and Jesus I would not have got this far - have a look at <a href="https://carvauk.co.uk/">https://carvauk.co.uk/</a> for more on how you can be recycled.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.salvagewire.com" target="_blank">Salvage Wire</a>’s mission has always been ‘Helping automotive recyclers become leaders in their industry’ and this remains the case as we move forward into our next 10 years; we want to help the vehicle recycling and salvage industry be recognised globally as a professional, qualified, safe, respected and efficient industry, an industry that can be trusted and become an equal partner with vehicle manufacturers, vehicle repairers, regulators and legislators.</span></p><div><br /></div>motor salvagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629511099677492398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041525596586204649.post-81690760712482471822022-12-02T15:57:00.004+00:002022-12-02T15:57:52.313+00:00The Life of an EV Trainer<p> <span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px;">Cyprus, Spain, Brazil, US, Ireland and Jamaica - just some of the places that electric vehicle technology has taken me so far this year - a life that sounds very glamorous which, in reality, can be the exact opposite.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Don’t get me wrong, this job takes me to places I would never have been to otherwise, puts me in the middle of a amazing communities and people, and gives the ability to teach about new technology and the future of the automobile; but there are a few downsides, including weeks away from the family, too much time in airports, airplanes and hotels - OK if you like your own company - and lost luggage!</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Cyprus - on a British Army base training REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) at the end of March - the UK was getting snowed on and I was in the sunshine.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Spain, likewise, very cold in the UK and pleasantly warm in Spain, training Spanish and Portuguese technicians in English - on-line translation services via a zoom connection are amazing.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu14pgpgOwSF9q7fF7-zw1z7BCVkMFDuWQTXw5LRx_qfAadClEkuI3oJmUD5CbyOdiSD9PGYFB7WWUUy-EQ6UWUiPTIm9sgNtg56rU-Y-Zp2YxBCbU0o8rWpnfaQr5y_OHcs6nVb2rGuyoj6_8CcX3mLkil5q0i80rWVc6cf_jwc5g2PzKbERw1vmozA/s1280/Brazil%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu14pgpgOwSF9q7fF7-zw1z7BCVkMFDuWQTXw5LRx_qfAadClEkuI3oJmUD5CbyOdiSD9PGYFB7WWUUy-EQ6UWUiPTIm9sgNtg56rU-Y-Zp2YxBCbU0o8rWpnfaQr5y_OHcs6nVb2rGuyoj6_8CcX3mLkil5q0i80rWVc6cf_jwc5g2PzKbERw1vmozA/s320/Brazil%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Brazil took three flights to get there, again translation services required, but this time with an excellent translator who was with us in person, training at a technical institute with a Prius donated by Toyota that we took the battery out of many, many times - just don’t tell Toyota how many.<br /><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">USA for training and trade shows - travelling over 2,000 miles whilst across the country.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Ireland. always enjoy travelling to the Emerald Isle - Guinness doesn’t taste the same anywhere else in the world. This time the car was put onto a ferry across the Irish Sea, the only issue is that I live almost as far East as you can get in the UK and the ferry ports to Ireland are on the west coast. Travelling home I board a ferry that gets me into the UK around 1am and I have a 6-7 hour journey across country to home - the benefit at that time of night is the traffic volumes are extremely low. </p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">And finally to Jamaica - three flights to get there, six hour delay in Miami and no luggage when I got to Kingston - so no tools or PPE for the first two days of training meant quite a bit of improvisation was required, along with a trip to the shops for some clothes and toiletries.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CRn_lC9Sb3ggmS9qxI6xOaaVXvI1I2MS-Oy4cfSbqJUQu7Xw8Ru4oS3oOu9KSlWOhOrnKlSsMpJCcs82QfpVQYusJ0O1L-TWldQydL2iDchD0j1iQQyidQTQUZ1lQ9gwAHFhrt78DBJQKg8yj7TIcCaaifZnrlPH7Y0m2CYVTleurgye5OBerXkrcg/s4032/IMG_5952.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CRn_lC9Sb3ggmS9qxI6xOaaVXvI1I2MS-Oy4cfSbqJUQu7Xw8Ru4oS3oOu9KSlWOhOrnKlSsMpJCcs82QfpVQYusJ0O1L-TWldQydL2iDchD0j1iQQyidQTQUZ1lQ9gwAHFhrt78DBJQKg8yj7TIcCaaifZnrlPH7Y0m2CYVTleurgye5OBerXkrcg/s320/IMG_5952.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">All of this pales into insignificance when you look at the impact of EV training for each of the candidates. In Jamaica all of the candidates were trained to level 3 and also given train the trainer competency, so they can now go out and train another 200 technicians and 200 first responders as Jamaica ramp up their adoption of electric vehicles. The British Army are bringing cleaner vehicles into their fleet and the engineers have to keep them running, dismantlers in Ireland are probably amongst the best trained in the global industry as the Electric Elves programme gives them training at no cost, and I know that the guys in Brazil have taken what they learnt and are now sharing this knowledge with many other candidates in the country.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Everyone who received the training learnt about the new technology, how it works, the benefits it brings to the climate, reduced CO2 emissions and cheaper running costs, as well as how to stay safe when inspections, diagnosing, assessing, transporting or working on these vehicles, and all are better prepared for this revolution in how we run and power our vehicles in the future.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Sounds like fun? Well, come and join us, we are looking for EV trainers who want to travel to customers in their own country or travel the world, for more information contact <a href="mailto:training@salvagewire.com">training@salvagewire.com</a> and send us your CV.</p>motor salvagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629511099677492398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041525596586204649.post-91244721079319641842022-07-08T16:43:00.004+01:002022-07-08T16:43:35.737+01:00Best Management Practice for Electric Vehicles<p> <span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">Visited a vehicle repairer recently for a pre-arranged training day and was amazed as two of the candidates refused to start the training, one said that he didn’t want to do the training and the other claimed he was too busy. Even more amazingly, the business owner accepted this and allowed them to not complete the training!</span></p>
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<p style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">When you are dealing with high voltage vehicles this lack of leadership is very worrying, especially with the risks that these vehicles carry, and part of my role as a trainer is to highlight the need for senior people in the business to take responsibility for the safety of themselves, their colleagues and the business; well written and consistently followed best management practices are essential, especially where high voltage vehicles are concerned.<br /></p>
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<p style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">When building a best management practice for high voltage vehicles there are four stages to consider, these are:</p>
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<li style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Vehicle collection/delivery</li>
<li style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Vehicle receipt and assessment</li>
<li style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Vehicle Depollution and dismantling</li>
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<p style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">We also need to outline the levels of training required, which are:</p>
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<li style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Electric Vehicle Informed Person (EVIP) - vehicle purchase, senior management, health and safety specialists, parts and shipping</li>
<li style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Electric Vehicle Competent Person (EVCP)- dismantling and vehicle collection</li>
<li style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Electric Vehicle Authorised Person (EVAP) - technician assessing condition, powering down and removing HV battery</li>
<li style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Senior Electric Vehicle Authorised Person (SEVAP) - senior technician who may strip HV battery</li>
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<p style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Where is the vehicle coming from, has it already been made safe, are there any special instructions or detailed information that the collection driver needs to be aware of. Equally, if the driver is given any specific instructions about the vehicle when it is picked up are these given to the receiving yard? </p>
<p style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The driver will need to assess the vehicle prior to loading it onto the truck, </p>
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<li style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Is there any risk the battery may catch fire during transportation?</li>
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<p style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Collection drivers training should be equivalent to EVCP with specific training for vehicle recovery or towing</p>
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<p style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Who is responsible for receipt of the vehicle, are they qualified and do they have appropriate personal protective equipment?</p>
<p style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">High voltage vehicles should be parked in a designated area until they have been assessed and powered down?</p>
<p style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">During the assessment the operator needs to determine the condition and health of the battery, is it suitable for re-sale and re-use, should it go into second use as a stationary storage device or it is only suitable for recycling? </p>
<p style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The vehicle should then be powered down and made safe prior to depollution and dismantling. All of this is ‘live’ work and needs to be completed by a suitably qualified and experienced person - probably an Electric Vehicle Authorised Person</p>
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<p style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">When powered down, or made safe, high voltage vehicles have stored energy that is constrained within the high voltage battery, meaning that the rest of the vehicle can be depolluted and dismantled by suitably trained technicians, minimum of EVCP qualified.</p>
<p style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Removing the battery becomes an EVAP operation because of the energy stored within this component.</p>
<p style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Some vehicle dismantlers may want to further dismantle the HV battery down to individual modules, and this is SEVAP competency.</p>
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<p style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">High voltage parts, excluding the HV battery, can be stored in normal parts storage areas as the risk posed by these is no greater than any other component, the HV batteries are a completely different prospect, and you will need a specific storage area with restricted access.</p>
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<li style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">batteries need to be secure so they cannot fall or have anything fall on them;</li>
<li style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">keep them dry; </li>
<li style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">do not stack and follow manual handling processes due to the weight of these components;</li>
<li style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">when shipping these components follow all rules and regulations that apply in the area you are operating as these components are considered to be dangerous or hazardous goods in almost all jurisdictions.</li>
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<p style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br />Whoever is responsible for battery storage, sales and shipping must be trained and qualified appropriately, and this will almost certainly be different to the training and qualification that is required for a vehicle dismantler or technician.</p>
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<p style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Everyone dealing with these vehicles needs to be trained to the appropriate level, and also be equipped with all necessary high voltage personal protective equipment and tools, including, but not limited to:</p>
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<li style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Insulated safety shoes</li>
<li style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Face/eye protection<br /></li>
<li style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Safety rescue hook</li>
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<p style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The list above is not exhaustive and there could be additional elements that need to be considered, but it is incumbent on all businesses to put steps in place to keep their employees safe, build best management practices, use them, and also when scheduling training make certain all the staff involved know what is happening, when and why their involvement is essential!</p>
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<p style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">If any business would like help to design and build their own best management practice for high voltage vehicles then please contact Andy Latham at Salvage Wire (<a href="mailto:andy@salvagewire.com">andy@salvagewire.com</a>).</p>
<p style="color: #262626; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><br /></p>motor salvagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629511099677492398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041525596586204649.post-4534745668177367522022-07-02T23:00:00.000+01:002022-07-02T23:00:22.568+01:00JAMAICA<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">It has been a privilege and an honour to be part of the e-drive initiative in Jamaica - training vehicle technicians on electric and hybrid vehicle technology, maintenance and hazard management.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">15 technicians are now qualified to IMI Level 3 standard and will be leading the charge as a further 200 technicians and 200 first responders are trained and educated on this technology - all part of the drive to electrify the vehicle fleet in Jamaica over the coming years.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBSpwFIT8xYCGCgfe_iD8YIPhs0PEgtOWVq3fIfG4Rg7_UyYUrM_-ReV2wcVZOwTnhlx7YqT8MoDWfVgUaEUGUpF4vkgVFgWVeDujgFYqgtfUZh6uMZU4Q3Oyc90uP_sy-kkmENgOjAgZUEi1_3IPWGTE26Ha5iPCypqvHrunY25kYURqwWF-r1Ch8A/s4032/5A0137A0-0352-4543-BCC0-627A99632C6A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBSpwFIT8xYCGCgfe_iD8YIPhs0PEgtOWVq3fIfG4Rg7_UyYUrM_-ReV2wcVZOwTnhlx7YqT8MoDWfVgUaEUGUpF4vkgVFgWVeDujgFYqgtfUZh6uMZU4Q3Oyc90uP_sy-kkmENgOjAgZUEi1_3IPWGTE26Ha5iPCypqvHrunY25kYURqwWF-r1Ch8A/s320/5A0137A0-0352-4543-BCC0-627A99632C6A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Jamaica is a beautiful country, once out of the city centre or tourist hot spot you are met with a lush, tropical countryside that is largely unspoilt, and some of the beaches need to be seen to be believed - they are stunning with the Caribbean Sea lapping at the shore.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The people are also extremely welcoming and largely very friendly - there is an image of Jamaica being a hot spot for crime, and yes there is a risk of trouble particularly if you are in the wrong area or out at night - but this is little different to other parts of the world, and if you take sensible precautions then you will stay safe.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Driving standards, and the quality of the roads, is generally appalling - I am never going to complain about driving standards or road quality in the UK again (that statement may change on the drive home from Gatwick!) traffic lights just change colour - most taxi drivers and motorcyclists seem to ignore them - overtaking traffic queues, jumping in front of other drivers, tailgating and changing your mind at the last second are normal practices - and if the horn on the vehicle ever failed then this would make the vehicle completely un-driveable - the Jamaicans live with a finger always on the horn button and everywhere you are the sound of vehicle horn is a constant! I saw many vehicles with broken lamps, dented panels and missing bumpers, I was quite surprised not to see many accidents considering how they drive and how busy the roads are in Kingston.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The roads are generally of very poor quality, lots of potholes big enough to damage wheels, tyres and suspension are the norm, poor quality road surfaces and very little drainage so in wet weather there is standing water in many places.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The vehicles on the road are also interesting, lots of Japanese brands are present and many vehicles are Japanese imports (all RHD models) with some of the weird and wonderful models that the Japanese love - one of the most common is the Toyota Probox - a small five door station wagon (estate) type vehicle that is favoured by the many taxi drivers - and more often to be seen with 5 or 6 passengers spread out across the two rows of seats.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">There are some prestige models, saw a variety of Mercedes, BMW, Land Rover/Range Rovers, many pick-up trucks and a good presence from Hyundai/Kia, but very little else other than Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda and Subaru.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">One surprise was seeing previously UK registered vehicles on the island, these were very obvious because the UK number plates were still on the vehicle and covered over with Jamaican registration plates.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cFsBAAWt1LatjEyuSyxTJ8UW8l4zYgDWCS4xarRp-suCKo0F3fCQKoynjslTdrgdRGErsSMbXclGcN6QtkKk3HGiCDGZRO29NEifcv9edfUqbSeCfk5ByOsxYFMNItdM0k9LfAQsrBSZXUu0DZL-P4UcTH4-LIBnvWFHafv1JcvZwxOp1iZSysRKZw/s4032/C25D6B12-5BFC-48F6-B23F-74208ED193EA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cFsBAAWt1LatjEyuSyxTJ8UW8l4zYgDWCS4xarRp-suCKo0F3fCQKoynjslTdrgdRGErsSMbXclGcN6QtkKk3HGiCDGZRO29NEifcv9edfUqbSeCfk5ByOsxYFMNItdM0k9LfAQsrBSZXUu0DZL-P4UcTH4-LIBnvWFHafv1JcvZwxOp1iZSysRKZw/s320/C25D6B12-5BFC-48F6-B23F-74208ED193EA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">There are some electric and hybrid vehicles around, mainly Toyota models but did see two Nissan Leaf and a BYD full EV - numbers of electric vehicles are currently very low but the ambition of the project I was involved with is to increase these significantly year on year.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Brand new electric vehicles are very costly, so many will come into the country as second hand imports (as many of their current vehicles do now), and one question was raised about the shipment of these vehicles from other countries and the time this takes - sometimes two or three months at sea. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The vehicle manufacturers have plenty of experience shipping brand new electric vehicles around the world, but how do we safely ship previously used vehicles and not damage the battery by leaving it unused too long?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Looking at vehicle manufacturer data we determined the following for long-term storage - defined by vehicle manufacturers as being more than 30 days without use.</span></p><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; list-style-type: circle;"><li class="li2" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The battery needs to be between 30 and 50% charged</span></li><li class="li2" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Battery state of charge needs to be monitored periodically - one manufacturer stated every four weeks, another every six weeks - and charged if the level drops below 20% state of charge</span></li><li class="li2" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Some differences on the 12v battery, one manufacturer advised that the 12v battery should be disconnected to reduce load, another stated that the 12v battery should remain connected so the battery state of charge could be monitored.</span></li><li class="li2" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">All manufacturer data reviewed mentioned ambient temperature for storage - some specifying minimum and maximum temperatures, others stating that the vehicle should not be allowed to get hot and should be stored at ambient temperature. Figures of -10c and +30c were mentioned as limits by one manufacturer.</span></li></ul><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">In summary, Jamaica may be late to the party on electric vehicles but they are catching up fast and using the knowledge that China, the EU and North America have developed over the last 24 years to make certain they adapt quickly for this new technology. There are some challenges though, including:</span></p><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; list-style-type: circle;"><li class="li2" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Road quality</span></li><li class="li2" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Driving standards</span></li><li class="li2" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Awareness and understanding of electric and hybrid vehicles</span></li><li class="li2" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The possible damage long term shipping may have to the HV equipment on pre-used vehicles from other countries.</span></li></ul><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Some of these issues need intervention from the Jamaican authorities; as an industry we can help with:</span></p><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; list-style-type: circle;"><li class="li2" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Sourcing pre-used RHD vehicles</span></li><li class="li2" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Helping with the supply of pre-used parts, particularly suspension, steering, lamps and bolt on body panels - could a UK vehicle dismantler set up a partnership with a Jamaican used parts company?</span></li><li class="li2" style="font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Investigating the implications of putting an EV on a ship for two months, <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>how this could degrade the HV battery and what could be done to reduce this impact.</span></li></ul><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Thanks must go to Heart NSTA Trust, Green Solutions International, IDB Labs and JPS Foundation in Jamaica and Eintac in the UK - without all of these this project would not have been possible.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VFxnbjCYrxIP3pcGXCzec_poXuCMGkfstUMmyw00jvPvykkSpa1_nFPTGvqZjZTuy-zY99Imsy3dTjAdj3pStiHxbReJlXoPrZMdykO_V-AZ-_9WMpK6J0RlBzmAP_qlzwUQPtZ8sOQGXiKKHb_CLHs8BsA1wOKiH4mflp_-2MK5lb6XXRmsoyCknQ/s1600/C1C64BD3-6E30-4758-86C1-0C0F3B83C6E3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VFxnbjCYrxIP3pcGXCzec_poXuCMGkfstUMmyw00jvPvykkSpa1_nFPTGvqZjZTuy-zY99Imsy3dTjAdj3pStiHxbReJlXoPrZMdykO_V-AZ-_9WMpK6J0RlBzmAP_qlzwUQPtZ8sOQGXiKKHb_CLHs8BsA1wOKiH4mflp_-2MK5lb6XXRmsoyCknQ/s320/C1C64BD3-6E30-4758-86C1-0C0F3B83C6E3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://eintac.com/" target="_blank">EINTAC</a> - Use discount code ES10 for 10% discount off all orders<p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.heart-nsta.org/" target="_blank">Heart NSTA Trust </a></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.jpsco.com/jps-foundation/" target="_blank">JPS Foundation</a> </p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://bidlab.org/en" target="_blank">IDB Labs</a> </p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.jpsco.com/jamaica-leads-regional-electric-vehicle-training-with-launch-of-edrive-train-the-trainer-programme-jps-foundation-idb-lab-and-partners-boosting-sector/" target="_blank">Project E-Drive</a><br /><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p>motor salvagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629511099677492398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041525596586204649.post-23473021969744111792020-10-23T17:18:00.003+01:002020-10-23T17:18:51.425+01:00Ban on Internal Combustion Engines from 2030, 2032, 2035….. how will we cope?????<p> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px;">Difficult one this, but is definitely a subject that needs to be spoken about. We have 10-12 years to get this right and this includes a number of factors:</span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This does not mean that fossil fuels will be ‘switched off’ in 12-15 years time, it is just that new ICE vehicles cannot be sold, so if the ban comes into force at the start of 2035 then the ICE vehicles sold in 2034 will still be in use for another 12-15 years.</span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">ICE vehicles and the fuel, will be taxed VERY heavily to drive them out of use as quickly as possible.</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Road charging and road tolls will become much more commonplace to back-fill the loss of revenue from fossil fuels</span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3PfBUZ4jp79TR3W3T5nYl6MEytLY1o9j8YuVTzmnxEcnjomAtGlLUgqLtNiOJkXSoo9FvSSQcEHGW-QdbcGVY6TlmmR9n_vyOMHnr7vyb7QiONPrZjWHDFmNTMBBBPk_TVkKGg374Qah/s400/2015_nissan_leaf_0152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3PfBUZ4jp79TR3W3T5nYl6MEytLY1o9j8YuVTzmnxEcnjomAtGlLUgqLtNiOJkXSoo9FvSSQcEHGW-QdbcGVY6TlmmR9n_vyOMHnr7vyb7QiONPrZjWHDFmNTMBBBPk_TVkKGg374Qah/w200-h150/2015_nissan_leaf_0152.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Used vehicle supply - the Nissan Leaf has been around for 8 years now, useable ones are available at sensible money for those that cannot afford a brand new vehicle. There is a massive influx of new ‘zero emission’ vehicles coming onto the market over the next 24 months, so as we move towards 2030 a significant number of used vehicles will be available giving lots of choice at all price points and keeping those on low wages mobile.</span><p></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Electric vehicles WILL NOT be the only solution, hydrogen powered vehicles will also be available - the problem here is the infrastructure to refuel these vehicles. Traditional ‘oil’ companies can lead the way here by back-filling the reduction of fossil fuel sales by producing hydrogen ‘on-site’; and dispensing it at source. I believe that hydrogen will become the choice of many heavy vehicles and long distance travellers with electric being the choice for lower mileage users.</span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Look at how you use your vehicles, do you drive more than 50 miles per day? Many do not! The vast majority of new electric vehicles have 180-280 miles of range, so do they need to be re-charged every night?</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />A lot of very intelligent people are researching the power supply system and providing, or suggesting alternative solutions. One example is vehicle to grid. You arrive home in our electric vehicle and have around 30% range left, you plug into your smart home charger, and the grid <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5N-pue9v6sCmE9TkazcI0D-6g4A_jtFWegCDkfzmO-ytqjSBRC9NziKQFxt-LYZ5MiYK-rhTx2j714s-v_XdXIP7aC5zN9gH-JHRnRKUjZoG6RjAJD8d8c6vxtfoBC71C6KTpKGtilrqz/s580/nissan-ovo-announce-home-batte-b1d6f74c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="580" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5N-pue9v6sCmE9TkazcI0D-6g4A_jtFWegCDkfzmO-ytqjSBRC9NziKQFxt-LYZ5MiYK-rhTx2j714s-v_XdXIP7aC5zN9gH-JHRnRKUjZoG6RjAJD8d8c6vxtfoBC71C6KTpKGtilrqz/w200-h114/nissan-ovo-announce-home-batte-b1d6f74c.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />can take a small amount of power out of your vehicle at peak demand time (1KWh is about 4-5 miles of range) and pay you for that energy. Overnight your electric car is then recharged using clean, renewable energy and it is ready to go the following morning.</span><p></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the best bits of advice I saw recently came from an electrical engineer to school leavers - his advice was to train as an electrical engineer as this will be an industry that is currently growing and will expand massively in the next few years as they pivot towards the new future. They have 10 years to get it right!</span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Don’t forget, this is not just the automotive industry, but commercial heating, domestic hot water, heating and more will all be forced to move towards a zero emission future, so this demands a fundamental rethink of how we use power, where it comes from, and how to reduce CO2 emissions</span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Vehicle recycling will remain an integral part of the automotive industry, it will evolve and change, develop and grow as the vehicles change and the value base gradually alters from fossil fuel vehicles towards zero emission. How we deal with high voltage batteries in 2030 will be very different to how we deal with those components today!</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div><br /></div>motor salvagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629511099677492398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041525596586204649.post-29350085982774940402020-10-05T14:32:00.001+01:002020-10-05T14:32:09.124+01:00Management of Electric Vehicles in the Collision Repair Industry<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">It is time for leaders and influencers in the automotive industry to stand up and raise the profile of leadership; focusing on leadership skills and development of these skills is possibly more important than technical skills and training for the shop staff. Skills will reflect in improved staff performance, staff retention, efficiency, safety, profitability, and much more.</span></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div><span style="--inversion-type-color: simple;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMihD6A8wtnpG6s-OrAO7oYTOTP7HnAS5iB1qjDNXJvEztZvk6zoDESf-nbr2mm7m3Gmi8kiYFo_h8nKC6uL6WhnIrgPvp4HyFVRS5xpRkJGFXhdq4rlB04sDX_j5NbDMqfW46i2mPtajl/s2016/Draw+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoS2gX6x4Q0z4ysDcV4Uy9X-l1-zuBCysLAch0zTMnit-TehHh6tFD0g-130FJCCP8UytsGLETPaa7g8SZSTQ-KIhTkcb8KQU6wM3J78IlBXPTK0uTArw01iQ1E_sRpNHJLpDou_G-2B4I/s2048/IMGP3083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoS2gX6x4Q0z4ysDcV4Uy9X-l1-zuBCysLAch0zTMnit-TehHh6tFD0g-130FJCCP8UytsGLETPaa7g8SZSTQ-KIhTkcb8KQU6wM3J78IlBXPTK0uTArw01iQ1E_sRpNHJLpDou_G-2B4I/s320/IMGP3083.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />There are excellent collision repair centres out there; the truly exceptional are probably the top 10%, unfortunately, I do not work with these every single day! However, whilst training collision repair centres to Level 3 standard in electric and hybrid technology I do see failures in leadership, management and delegation, and if what I see in this area of the business is reflected across the rest of the company, then heaven help them!</span></span></div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="--inversion-type-color: simple;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is just one example of a collision repair centre in the UK that I experienced recently. </span></span></div><ul style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li><span style="--inversion-type-color: simple;"><span style="font-family: arial;">High voltage PPE shared with the mechanical repair centre next door.</span></span></li><li><span style="--inversion-type-color: simple;"><span style="font-family: arial;">No high voltage tools at all<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFMRFPP4q7QIz9zuapkXp6VXyQjQxEb393p7WAWMIIG99EKYVxIxDQm2xUVD4d9ciAli-EUgbJsA6mD0OhZpxFYkhmkdxjw0zFWfl3MidvI4RIW8VI7m4CRoTDUZDK5Y7l7Q9qroS0xgU/s2016/Draw+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFMRFPP4q7QIz9zuapkXp6VXyQjQxEb393p7WAWMIIG99EKYVxIxDQm2xUVD4d9ciAli-EUgbJsA6mD0OhZpxFYkhmkdxjw0zFWfl3MidvI4RIW8VI7m4CRoTDUZDK5Y7l7Q9qroS0xgU/w200-h150/Draw+4.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /></span></span></li><li><span style="--inversion-type-color: simple;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Technicians didn’t know who their first aider was and believed that they didn’t have a first aid trained person in their department</span></span></li><li><span style="--inversion-type-color: simple;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Belief that EVERY high voltage vehicle had to be disconnected no matter what was being done on the vehicle.</span></span></li><li><span style="--inversion-type-color: simple;"><span style="font-family: arial;">No system to lock out HV disconnect devices to prevent untrained or unauthorised reconnection of the vehicle, citing “what if we need to move the vehicle from panel shop to paint shop” as an excuse.</span></span></li><li><span style="--inversion-type-color: simple;"><span style="font-family: arial;">No equipment to move an isolated vehicle around the business.</span></span></li><li><span style="--inversion-type-color: simple;"><span style="font-family: arial;">No training or PPE for vehicle damage assessors - normally amongst the first person to go ‘hands on’ the vehicle.</span></span></li><li><span style="--inversion-type-color: simple;"><span style="font-family: arial;">No system of identifying high voltage vehicles in the compound or in the workshop (warning signs or similar).</span></span></li><li><span style="--inversion-type-color: simple;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Complete failure to identify high voltage responsibilities across the business - who is allowed to do what to a high voltage vehicle!</span></span></li><li><span style="--inversion-type-color: simple;"><span style="font-family: arial;">No understanding of the additional fire risks that high voltage batteries bring</span></span></li></ul><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="--inversion-type-color: simple;">Who is responsible for safety? Everyone is! Each person plays a part in the safety of any company. It could be four technicians sat around a table at break-time to share ideas to stop themselves from getting hurt, or a corporation of five thousand where safety is established in the boardroom and cascaded down. </span><br /></span></div><ul style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="--inversion-type-color: simple;">Tools and PPE - do not share and get your own - this is especially important in the light of Covid-19 and sharing of high voltage gloves and saves the issue experienced when completing the HV training where the tools and PPE kit was in use elsewhere in the business when the practical assessment section of the training needed to be completed. </span><span style="--inversion-type-color: simple;">Many collision repair centres do not understand the importance of correct refitting of high voltage components and the need to make certain everything is connected correctly, and where bolts or nuts have been removed that these are tightened to the correct torque. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIb2eTsEP8-JLfV10wyH_qwJuVfMhqI8B1oMlfsx5x045NlsgZ5k8Yu3WzfL4WAHIZ1hDNodHPqxrg6HCulUw3MYO6rmTXnxWztNYQDPrUw8KmwesXLD3fcguzniPMoCOHQy0_MASdDvO/s271/DSC01524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIb2eTsEP8-JLfV10wyH_qwJuVfMhqI8B1oMlfsx5x045NlsgZ5k8Yu3WzfL4WAHIZ1hDNodHPqxrg6HCulUw3MYO6rmTXnxWztNYQDPrUw8KmwesXLD3fcguzniPMoCOHQy0_MASdDvO/s0/DSC01524.jpg" /></a></div><br />Over-tightening can damage connections or terminals and any damage could result in increased resistance in the high voltage system - increased resistance will result in an increase in heat which could result in a fire. An insulated torque wrench is an essential part of any high voltage technicians tool kit along with full details of torque settings for all bolts or nuts that may have been disturbed during the work.</span></span></li><li><span style="--inversion-type-color: simple;"><span style="font-family: arial;">First Aider - have a number within each department so there is cover if someone is away from the business and constantly train and refresh the knowledge. </span></span></li><li><span style="--inversion-type-color: simple;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Training and awareness of electric and hybrid vehicles should be compulsory for all staff and not restricted to just the technicians, this way the management team can understand and assess risk, build processes and protocols, assign responsibilities and make certain that the correct tools and equipment are available for everyone.</span></span></li></ul>motor salvagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629511099677492398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041525596586204649.post-26451629771699304172020-10-05T14:09:00.004+01:002020-10-05T14:09:54.796+01:00I Bring You Fire!<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> <i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">“I am the god of hellfire! And I bring you Fire”</i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">, this is the opening line of the 1968 chart hit Fire by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (listen to it on your streaming platform). A bit later in the song you find the lyrics </span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">“Fire, to destroy all you’ve done. Fire, to end all you’ve become.” </i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Lyrics that could perfectly describe the crazy world of a small number of automotive recycling businesses that don’t have any fire prevention plans in place.</span></span></p>
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<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Vehicle Fire Blankets can form an important part of any vehicle recyclers fire prevention plan, as a fire in any vehicle can be suppressed by one of these blankets very quickly and safely. The blankets limit damage to adjacent vehicles or buildings, the need for any water is eradicated and the interruption to the business is massively reduced.</span></p>
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<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">High voltage vehicles are no more likely to catch fire than conventional vehicles, but the blaze could be much more severe if they are ignited.</span></p>
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<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">High Voltage batteries can burn at very high temperatures, release highly toxic substances and require extreme volumes of water to put out and cool down. Fire services I work with are advising a requirement for 10,000 litres of water (approx 2,500 gallons) for a single electric vehicle fire - the majority of this water is required to keep the battery cool after the fire has been stopped because there is a risk that the battery will re-ignite if it hasn’t been cooled down sufficiently. Just imagine your own yard; can the drains or interceptor tank cope with 10,000 litres of contaminated water running off the yard in a very short space of time?</span></p>
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<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In tests temperatures between 700 and 1000 C have been recorded when an electric vehicle battery has been on fire - you can only imagine the effect of this type of conflagration in a vehicle recycling yard or workshop, so updated fire prevention plans are essential for all vehicle recycling and dismantling facilities to factor in high voltage vehicles and their components, and Vehicle Fire Blankets can be integral in these plans, for example.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhkjKdxBfDrJ9Jwp3pC9DQluFFMs3xV9otBML27-FEAyEenVhJaPwdRjlJT5rikeZtmOy7ugba7WHbDpXcaSxJKq2Za5nhYZgUCU0Bi-J6SHjr31MpZA5Nhm9rT0Pna77iK4nqjLdt5aS/s818/Car+Fire+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhkjKdxBfDrJ9Jwp3pC9DQluFFMs3xV9otBML27-FEAyEenVhJaPwdRjlJT5rikeZtmOy7ugba7WHbDpXcaSxJKq2Za5nhYZgUCU0Bi-J6SHjr31MpZA5Nhm9rT0Pna77iK4nqjLdt5aS/s320/Car+Fire+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Consider using a vehicle fire blanket over the vehicle whilst on the transporter so if the vehicle does catch fire during delivery the resulting damage may be reduced</span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You do not know what condition the vehicle is in as it arrives in the yard, it may catch fire overnight so put the vehicle in a quarantined area with a clear 5 meters (15 feet) of open space around it until it can be dismantled - this is to ensure that if a fire occurs the vehicle will not create additional damage to surrounding vehicles or buildings. Alternatively, deploy a vehicle fire blanket over the vehicle so it is quarantined without the need for lots of space. </span></p>
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<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Have fire blankets available for quick response so if any vehicle catches fire the blanket can be deployed swiftly and safely and a major fire will be avoided.</span></p>
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<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Consistently train and practice using these blankets so everyone in the business knows what to do if a fire is detected.</span></p>
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<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In the Crazy World of Arthur Brown “You’re gonna burn”; in our world we have plans in place so that we don’t burn, and if the worst case scenario does happen then the damage will not destroy all that we have built!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpKUjPXN9EpYcgGoLC2Fjdp7piPwM3mt86sNnCaImhWfufICbLaS3anvp_mHXHg6dLOZEr6zTG57gh8v9iLdL7ID5ySurAsYehKQ3mllDq42Zh4nb4rmp8ULHCp4AE34S5NCHOeIFAi5J/s815/Car+Fire+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="815" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpKUjPXN9EpYcgGoLC2Fjdp7piPwM3mt86sNnCaImhWfufICbLaS3anvp_mHXHg6dLOZEr6zTG57gh8v9iLdL7ID5ySurAsYehKQ3mllDq42Zh4nb4rmp8ULHCp4AE34S5NCHOeIFAi5J/s320/Car+Fire+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>
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<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For more details on car fire blanket look at <a href="http://carfireblanket.ie">http://carfireblanket.ie</a> , to purchase contact</span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: blue; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="mailto:info@salvagewire.com">info@salvagewire.com</a></span> and for a best management practice on electric and hybrid vehicles refer to <a href="http://motorsalvage.blogspot.com/2020/05/electric-and-hybrid-vehicle-best.html">http://motorsalvage.blogspot.com/2020/05/electric-and-hybrid-vehicle-best.html</a></span></p>motor salvagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629511099677492398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041525596586204649.post-77170080809518419142020-07-28T11:43:00.003+01:002020-07-28T11:43:48.441+01:00Vehicle Repair Licensing<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
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If you said Collision Repair Centre you would be correct - all of the others need to be licensed to operate, yet there is no professional licensing requirement for collision repair centres, vehicle servicing and repair centres or vehicle recycling and dismantling yards*. I find it amazing that any vehicle, that has been designed and developed to exacting requirements to meet national and international standards on construction and use, to get the best crash test ratings from Euro NCAP or IIHS, can go to an unlicensed repair facility to have major accident damage repaired. </div>
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Over the last 13 weeks Salvage Wire have been releasing podcasts that feature inspiring and challenging members of the automotive and vehicle recycling industry, and one of the questions we asked was ‘one thing that the government could do that would make the guests jobs much easier’, and in almost every case licensing was their answer; either licensing the business or the individuals completing the work.</div>
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Our completely unscientific survey results came from individuals in the automotive recycling industry and the collision repair industry based in the UK, Canada and the USA, and what does this tell us?</div>
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As vehicles get ever more complex the technicians working on them need to be well trained and educated so that they can diagnose, test and repair these highly complicated systems or repair the vehicle structure so that it performs exactly as intended if involved in another accident or incident. </div>
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The UK based, Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has been campaigning for years to get a licensing requirement into UK legislation and now know that this will not occur under the current government, so have changed their focus and are getting vehicle technicians to become ‘Tech Safe’ registered. This registration shows that the technician has completed training, is continuing to learn through continual professional development (CPD), and works to a set of standards set down by the IMI.</div>
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The UK collision repair sector has been working to a high set of standards that are now administered by British Standards - the worlds first national standards body and a leading global standards maker. Achievement of this standard is a requirement of many vehicle insurers and work providers for the repair of their policyholders vehicles.</div>
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The Vehicle Recyclers Association in the UK has recently launched a vehicle recycler certification programme in conjunction with e-bay, this is part of a push to get a greater share of the insurance funded collision repair market and supply reclaimed (or recycled) parts into this marketplace. </div>
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All of this highlights a push towards a much greater standard of professionalism in the industry, where vehicles are repaired to the best standards possible, protecting vehicle owners, drivers and passengers from potential poor quality and sub-standard repairs. By getting businesses and their employees trained, registered, completing continual professional development and renewing their registration every three years standards will be lifted, work providers, vehicle owners and users will recognise the need for quality, licensed and accredited technicians and the unlicensed, untrained businesses will either raise their standards or leave the industry.</div>
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This is so relevant for the vehicle recycling industry, there have been complaints for many years about illegal operators undermining legitimate business; there is now an opportunity to do something about this by setting and raising standards, getting businesses and employees trained, accredited and registered; marketing the professional standard of the business and staff, providing the best quality parts, service and advice, and driving a bigger gap between legitimate and illegal operators.</div>
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But why should the industry do this? This is the government’s responsibility! Well, maybe, but in the current UK government we have a legislative body that does not want to introduce more regulations, rules and red tape so they have actively turned their back on this sort of activity. This means that the industry needs to take action, which it is doing. The onus is now on business owners and industry leaders to take the next step, invest in themselves, their businesses and their employees; be trained, accredited and certified, set the example and shout about it to attract new business opportunities, new partnerships with fleets, insurers and other work providers, set the best standards for service and quality parts so it becomes less about price and more about reputation and quality, and leave the illegals to their own, low value, low standard, marketplace.</div>
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For more details on tech safe - <a href="https://tide-uat.theimi.org.uk/about-imi/campaigns/campaigns-change/work-governments-ensure-continued-success">https://tide-uat.theimi.org.uk/about-imi/campaigns/campaigns-change/work-governments-ensure-continued-success</a></div>
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*All businesses have to be registered with various bodies and organisations (such as the UK Environment Agency), however some avoid this registration and enforcement can be poor; this is in direct contradiction to the situation that pet groomers, hairdressers and tattoo artists find themselves in!</div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Every year there are fires in scrapyards across the world, in many cases the cause of the fire is not known but a large number are suspected to have been caused by batteries being mixed with the scrap.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Salvage Wire are calling on all vehicle manufacturers to release data that shows how many batteries are fitted in each vehicle, where they are and how to remove them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">One way is to make certain that all batteries are removed from end of life vehicles prior to these vehicles being crushed or shredded.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">How difficult is that? I hear many ask. Surely these vehicles have a 12v lead acid battery that is normally in the engine bay, is easy to see because it is large and has two heavy leads going to the positive and negative terminals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Agree, but many vehicles now have more than one battery in them, and some of these batteries are hidden away inside the vehicle and all of batteries need to be removed from the vehicle before the vehicle is crushed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">As an example, an Opel/Vauxhall Mokka could have 8 batteries in it when you include the 12v battery, tyre pressure sensors, key batteries and the telematics battery; the newest Ford Focus could also have 8 batteries including the alarm system and the number of batteries in each vehicle are increasing with every new model or upgrade.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">We helped a vehicle recycler investigate which vehicles were causing fires as they were being crushed and identified a number that had an e-Call (or telematics) system fitted into the vehicle. These systems have batteries included so that they can operate after an accident, and in many cases the batteries are li-ion or NiMH types and are hidden inside the vehicle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">If they stay in the vehicle they can explode as the vehicle is crushed, creating a fire. Or, they can start thermal runaway and catch fire some time later. By then the vehicle could be under a pile of scrap and a major fire could ensue. Also leaving them in the vehicle increases the risk of environmental damage after scrap processing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">In some cases the recycler does not have data to show how many batteries and their location so they do not know about these batteries, plus they do not look like a battery, and can be hidden away in locations that are not easy to access.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">The vehicle recycling and scrap metal industries would like to work with vehicle manufacturers to produce a global database of all vehicles with full details of all batteries, where they are located in the vehicle, the chemistry of the batteries and how to remove them, so that we can reduce the volume of these batteries going into scrap piles, increase the volume of batteries being recycled and reduce the risk of fire.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Common Practice: Indicates that a process may be standardised, for example; USB connections are common across a number of different components, DVD’s work in most DVD (and blu-ray) devices, and in the automotive industry there have been common practices on OBD ports for fault code readers, orange cable for high voltage vehicles and fuel inlets so mis-fuelling incidents can be minimised, bit one area that is not a common practice is the disconnection of high voltage systems on hybrid, plug-in and electric vehicles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Wouldn’t it be great if all the manufacturers had the same disconnection plug, in the same place and the process to make the vehicle safe was the same. If only……….</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">There are three main disconnection processes, the service disconnect or big orange plug, the switch and the multiplug.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">And the locations are all different; in the trunk floor, under the rear seat, behind the rear seat, in the engine bay, in the centre console, under a flap in the floor between the front and rear seats, and, underneath the vehicle!</span><br />
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Electric Shock, Fire and Chemical risks are all part of working life as a specialist on electric and hybrid vehicles so we minimise and mitigate these risks by putting Best Management Practices (BMP’s) in place.</div>
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These vehicles can kill, incorrect handling or the failure to use appropriate tools and personal protective equipment could result in a lethal electric shock. Between 70 and 90 volts is enough to stop the heart from beating and most electric and hybrid vehicles work between 120 and 800 volts. Incorrect handling can also cause fires and battery fires are incredibly damaging with temperatures in excess of 500C in some cases, and a damaged battery could leak electrolyte which is very harmful to health.<span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">There are three levels of risk, low, medium and high.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Low</b> would include sales staff, valeters, drivers and the like. They need to know how the vehicles operate, how to plug them in to charge, the risks and dangers of use, and most importantly to never work on the vehicle when it is plugged in. I know this looks really obvious, but never wash an electric or hybrid vehicle when it is plugged in charging, for example. Why do I say this, well some valeters were killed by jet washing a plug-in hybrid when it was charging - a jet wash aimed at a charge plug doesn’t do them any good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Medium</b>. This includes incident response and recovery operations. Responders and recovery technicians need to be trained and have the appropriate PPE to keep them safe, they need access to the manufacturers details on battery location and how to make the vehicle safe. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">With the vehicle off, remove the key, put the handbrake on and chock the wheels to stop it moving, disconnect the low voltage (12v battery), check the high voltage system for damage and perform a shut down process if required. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>High</b>. Vehicle repair and maintenance activities.</span></div>
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1. routine maintenance when completing work that excludes the High Voltage systems, for example changing the engine oil and filter on a hybrid vehicle, replacing brake pads, or suspension work.</div>
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2. work involving the high voltage system, which could include collision repair activities, coolant or air conditioning work, or removal of a high voltage component.</div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">With both levels of risk it is imperative that the technicians are trained to the appropriate competency level and are confident to complete the work; they must follow manufacturers guidelines; use suitable PPE and tools for the activity; and prevent unauthorised access to the vehicle by other people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">The guidelines below have been written for vehicle salvage and recycling operations, it is free to use as a template for readers to write their own best management practice that reflect their unique business, operation and circumstances - if you would like a copy then please contact Salvage Wire through the website <a href="http://www.salvagewire.com/">www.salvagewire.com</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">There are lots of kits and choices, but the minimum for a workshop must be:</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">All tools and PPE are available from EINTAC (<a href="https://eintac.com/"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">https://eintac.com</span></a>) and if you quote discount code SW1019 there is 10% off every order.</span><br />
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First responder or recovery personnel would not need all of the above, but gloves, footwear, eye protection, warning signs and HV tools should all be available.</div>
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<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">PPE and Neutralising kit should be available to drivers at all times and they have received training in how to use them.</span></li>
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<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Investigate type of incident and damage sustained (flood, fire, accident damage)</span></li>
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<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Assess vehicle condition and damage sustained prior to loading vehicle.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Mark vehicle with appropriate warning signs</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Check battery status, including potential for any damage - inspect battery for physical damage, leakage or thermal incident (fire or discolouration of HV cables).</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Telephone for advice if necessary</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Complete neutralisation of any spilt battery fluid</span></li>
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<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Access to vehicle information resource (see resources below)</span></li>
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<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">De-energise vehicle, if unsure seek advice before de-energising</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Once de-energised store vehicle on flat ground or suitable racking</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Train staff how to handle vehicle correctly to avoid any further damage to HV systems, and only trained staff allowed to work on vehicle until it is deemed safe.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">If a flood damaged vehicle, lift one end of the vehicle to drain as much water as possible prior to storage.</span></li>
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<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Never work on vehicle alone - always have colleagues around ‘just in case’</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Manual handling guidelines must be followed</span></li>
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<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Only trained staff allowed to work on vehicle until it is deemed safe.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Store battery appropriately - never mix battery types, store in the same orientation as when in the vehicle, store in such a manner that they cannot fall, or have anything fall on them.</span></li>
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<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">NFPA (<a href="http://www.nfpa.org/"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">www.nfpa.org</span></a>)</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Hybrid Vehicle Dismantling Guide (<a href="http://a-r-a.org/shop/"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">http://a-r-a.org/shop/</span></a>)</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Recyclers guide to Hybrid Batteries (<a href="http://a-r-a.org/shop/"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">http://a-r-a.org/shop/</span></a>)</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Individual Vehicle Manufacturers</span></li>
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<li style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Pro-Assist Hybrid App - download it from the App store for your device.</span></li>
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motor salvagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629511099677492398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041525596586204649.post-75148304756089354662020-04-23T09:24:00.002+01:002020-04-23T09:24:18.468+01:00Reduce employee turnover, reduce safety incident rates, attract better employees and increase profit. <div style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reduce employee turnover, reduce safety incident rates, attract better employees and increase profit. I am sure that most automotive recycling owners and managers would jump at this combination of win, win, win and win!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can hear the doubters now; in this industry it won’t work, it will cost too much money, I haven’t got the time and many more objections. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before we start outlining our ideas lets be honest. This will not be an easy fix, it will take time, commitment and some cash, but the benefits far outweigh the investment that is put in.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a nutshell, Servant Leadership is described as helping your team (or your staff) be the best that they can be.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many assume that you cannot serve and lead at the same time, but you can. This concept has been around for 2000 years but came into prominence when Robert K Greenleaf published ‘The Servant as a Leader’ in 1970.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All good leadership starts with a vision that outlines the purpose of the business, a picture of where the business is going and the values that will guide the business on its journey. This role is very much the traditional pyramid shaped hierarchy, with the bosses at the top of the pyramid and the staff cascading down to the base - it is clear who works for whom and who is responsible.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The servant part flips the pyramid upside down, this puts the customer contact people (and the customers) at the top of the organisation and the boss now becomes the least important person in the business because it is now the customers and the customer facing staff who are the most important and the bosses now have to work for the customers and the staff.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Implemented properly the benefits are massive; employee retention rates rise, staff are happier and satisfied with their work, because staff are happier the customers are better served, happier customers return for more purchases, people want to come and work for the business and profits are lifted.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Waste Connections in the USA were losing over 40% of their employees each year, many of them voluntarily leaving. They introduced a significant change to the management culture of the business that was based on Servant Leadership and over 5 years saw employee turnover rate drop from over 40% to 17%, and safety incident rates drop by 40%, over the same period they saw earnings rise, and Waste Connections became a place where people wanted to be rather than had to be, and they also attracted better employees because of the great culture in the business.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Want to know more - come to the Salvage Insight Launch Day on Wednesday 17 June at Stonebridge Golf Centre, Meriden, Coventry, where Peter Judd, Head of Salvage Insight, can tell you all you need to know.</span></span></div>
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motor salvagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629511099677492398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041525596586204649.post-91343060383083491542020-04-14T13:50:00.003+01:002020-04-14T13:51:02.812+01:00Parking your car during Covid-19<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Never before have so many cars been parked up and not moved for weeks on end - once the lockdown ends many will stay exactly where they are, why? A lot of modern petrol, </span></div>
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diesel, hybrid and electric vehicles are very sophisticated and their power hungry electronics mean that they are constantly ‘on’, using battery power to keep them ready for operation and maintain the ‘memory’ of all the ECU’s and computers, so this enforced lack of use could mean that the vehicle battery is drained of power and will not start the vehicle when needed.<br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Most of these vehicles are designed to retain their battery status for a few weeks - think long term parking when on holiday - but not for much longer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">An unattended battery in any vehicle will eventually lose its charge. Failure to keep the battery topped up could leave you in trouble, remove the battery from the vehicle to charge it and you could end up needing a full ‘re-boot’ from the local dealer, best option in this </span></div>
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circumstance would be to bring one of the vehicle recovery services out to put a booster on the battery so the vehicle can be started and the battery then brought back up to full power.<br />
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motor salvagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629511099677492398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041525596586204649.post-16936989940901470342020-03-20T19:08:00.000+00:002020-03-20T19:08:15.434+00:00Road Map - Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Repairs<div style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The UK was the first major economy to set a net zero emissions target by 2050 in law last summer, and in February the Prime Minister announced plans to bring forward a ban on petrol and diesel cars, which includes hybrid cars, to 2035 - five years earlier than initially planned.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We can draw parallels from Norway, who have already set out laws that ban the sale of brand new petrol and diesel engined vehicles from 2025 (a full ten years ahead of the UK); already over 50% of brand new vehicles sales are of zero emission vehicles.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Assuming similar trends over the next 10 years in the UK, the percentage of zero emission vehicles being sold will steadily increase, and as this occurs the volume of affordable used electric and hybrid vehicles in the market place will also steadily increase to a point where these vehicles will become the majority.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This rate of change will mean that all businesses handling vehicles will have to learn about this new technology, and any other technology that becomes mainstream, such as Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicles, so that they can continue to operate effectively. This will include training and development of their staff, investing in equipment and buildings, changing processes and procedures, understanding any new risks, health and safety implications, and also having the ability to work on every type of vehicle and powertrain on the road.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All businesses involved with the repair, maintenance and transportation of vehicles will have to change and adapt, this includes: vehicle repairers, recovery agents, vehicle transporters, collision repair centres, valeting centres, fast fits, tyre specialists, windscreen replacement and many more, so how do companies grow, develop and become specialists in this vital area? This document will set out some proposals and suggestions for this development and growth.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Build an organisation that can endure and adapt through multiple generations of leaders and product life cycles: the exact opposite of being built around a single great leader or great idea or a single owner or family.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Embrace both extremes on a number of dimensions at the same time, instead of choosing A <b>OR</b> B, figure out how to have A <b>AND</b> B - purpose <b>AND</b> profit, continuity <b>AND</b> change, freedom <b>AND</b> responsibility etc.</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">The UK Government said today that from 2035 all new vehicle sales must be zero-emission vehicles, effectively banning the internal combustion engine from our roads.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Friends of the Earth’s Mike Childs said that the government was right to bring forward the ban, but that 2030 would be better than 2035 whilst the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said that the 2035 target could not be met without ‘market transformation’. </span></div>
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<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Climate Change is bad for the planet and steps need to be taken to reduce our carbon emissions - the internal combustion engine is a contributor to carbon emissions so something needs to be done.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Norway have already legislated to stop the sale of brand new internal combustion engined vehicles in their country from 2025 - a full 10 years before the UK Government. Other countries in Europe, including Germany, are discussing the same rule for 2030.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">The technology is already available, has sufficient range for the vast majority of motorists and charging infrastructure is improving. </span></li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">We are 15 years away from the proposed ban, a massive amount of time to develop the technology, build the charging infrastructure and develop new zero emission technologies.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">This is not just electricity, zero emission vehicles include hydrogen powered fuel cells, so we are not completely reliant upon electricity</span></li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">This is not a switch off of petrol and diesel powered vehicles, they will still be available to purchase up to the end of 2034, and it will take a number of years for these vehicles to roll through to the end of their lives and be replaced by a zero emission vehicle - and this was one of the reasons why the government brought forward the ban: the original date of 2040 would mean that there would still be internal combustion engined vehicles in use on the zero emission target date of 2050.</span></li>
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<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Governments and legislators need to help vehicle owners and drivers make the switch to zero emission vehicles</span></li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Power suppliers need to improve the grid, continue to invest in renewable power and the oil companies need to change and become power suppliers - as they see the sales of petrol and diesel (and oil) drop, they need to back fill this with hydrogen. Once the hydrogen refuelling infrastructure is there people will purchase and use hydrogen powered vehicles.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Vehicle drivers and owners need to look at their daily use, accept that the vast majority of them only travel 30-40 miles a day and an electric vehicle will be perfect for them. Fit a charge point at home and purchase a vehicle - for those that cannot park outside their house see the next point.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">All companies, however small or large, need to invest in charging points so that their employees and customers can plug in and charge whilst the vehicle is not in use. When does a car stand still the most? At home, at work or when you are visiting a tourist attraction, shopping centre, city or town centre or an hotel - every single one of these needs enough charge points to cope with demand.</span></li>
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motor salvagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629511099677492398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041525596586204649.post-24790743414729778162020-01-24T12:16:00.002+00:002020-01-24T12:16:15.854+00:00New Offering From Salvage Wire<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the most difficult questions for any business owner to answer is Why are you doing this? Why do you do what you do?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For many this industry is all then know, their business was started by a previous generation and they have inherited their role as owner, leader and CEO from their father, grandfather, or another family member. So why are they doing this job?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For me, my role in this industry is to help others to grow, learn and develop and become leaders in the industry. Leaders who can then influence their colleagues, peers and workers to also grow, learn and develop and become leaders themselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In many cases this is not happening, and lots of people are just here for the pay check, or turn up because they have no alternative. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Zig Ziglar in his book Born to Win says that “you were born to win, but to be the winner you were born to be, you have to have a clear plan to get there, this means having specific goals that you are shooting for.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How many of us have set clear goals for our future, ever? Physical goals, spiritual goals, mental goals, family, financial, personal and career goals? I suspect that many of us have a few goals on parts of our lives, but not all, and many will not have any goals over any part of their lives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once I realised that I needed a clear focus for my working life, a reason to work for example, then everything became much clearer and better defined. I want to help others become leaders in the vehicle recycling industry, and as I put everything I have into that then success has followed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what should you goals be? And how do you set goals that are achievable?</span></div>
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motor salvagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629511099677492398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041525596586204649.post-53257744251867634422019-09-20T18:11:00.000+01:002019-09-20T18:11:07.458+01:00Week in Words - Poland<div style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These guys are the lifeblood of the vehicle repair industry, a lot of the work they do goes on behind the scenes, is unreported and not very glamorous, but without them we would not be able to get our cars repaired. I salute them every time I visit one of these establishments.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The parking experience at Heathrow got me wondering, so many cars all sat stationary for a number of days, what an opportunity for an enterprising business to offer complimentary services for these owners; car wash, detailing, smart repairs and more can all be offered whilst these vehicles are not being used; efficient use of the vehicle keeps everyone happy and productive.</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpaqtjtzABHn8M9t4LtMVWs1qknwZuo0rH6M03QatIGLC61f2-UOLkyen8qU3Oih0kCdtBOLwUuCuOrDBc5EdhoVCel_ERWPDO9RI1K30aeaJd1cFfCgoS7Ybtv_8UxFhZprlOMylN8HZ6/s1600/IMG_3392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpaqtjtzABHn8M9t4LtMVWs1qknwZuo0rH6M03QatIGLC61f2-UOLkyen8qU3Oih0kCdtBOLwUuCuOrDBc5EdhoVCel_ERWPDO9RI1K30aeaJd1cFfCgoS7Ybtv_8UxFhZprlOMylN8HZ6/s320/IMG_3392.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Krakow for the 4th annual recycling conference hosted by FORS, the Polish car recycling organisation; hosted in English and Polish with simultaneous translation, FORS attracts delegates from all over the world, plus a large number of senior policy makers and even a member of parliament to the conference and they are not frightened to attack a number of difficult and controversial subjects during the day. So different to what I have seen in the UK in the past 20 years that I have been involved in this industry; we seem to be afraid of confronting our MP’s, policy makers and legislators over issues that are fundamental to our industry and have a significant detrimental impact to our work.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Catalytic Converter recycler proudly showed the conference delegates around their facility - nothing was off limits including the laboratories and processing plant. Amazing insight into an often overlooked (by the media) process that returns significant value back into the end of life processing, creates no waste, and completes the recycling loop with everything that is removed from the catalyst going back into new products.</span></span></div>
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motor salvagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629511099677492398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041525596586204649.post-83821611882588696482018-11-29T09:04:00.001+00:002018-11-29T09:04:12.143+00:00A great adventure, good friends, hospitality, inspiration and ideas - Recyclers Road Trip 2018<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">A great adventure, good friends, hospitality, inspiration and ideas - the feedback from this years Recyclers Road Trip to the ARA Convention included all of these comments</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">This year 19 recyclers from Holland, New Zealand, Poland and the United Kingdom met in Jacksonville on their way to Orlando for the 75th Automotive Recyclers Association Annual Convention and Expo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Marta Witkowska, Vice-President of FORS wrote “The Road Trip 2018 was a great adventure. We have spent three days visiting ATF’s with different ways of treating ELVs. We were impressed with the impetus of Central Florida Pick & Pay (CFPP) in Orlando (1000 vehicles accepted monthly!) and how perfectly All Pro Used Parts & U Pull It and Brandon Used Parts were organised. We enjoyed many ideas helping to develop sales, like the idea of separate area for VIP clients and promotional days for spare parts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">We were joining the Road Trip for the third time and we’ve noticed that the environmental obligations for Authorised Treatment Facilities in the States are becoming more demanding. In Poland oil separators and airtight surfaces are, among others, the minimal obligations for ATFs. We are not able to keep ELVs on unprotected ground, that always surprises us while visiting ATFs in different States and the way ATF’s operates in the USA, we find much more practical.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Scott Green from Pick-A-Part in New Zealand added “We came away inspired and enthusiastic to implement some new ideas. There was something to glean from each of the yards we visited and we wish to commend everyone we visited for their willingness to share their knowledge of our industry. We highly recommend the road trip to everyone and we look forward to the next one.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">The road trip included opportunities to share food together and this year’s restaurant was The Melting Pot where everyone enjoyed three different types of Fondue and far too much food!</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Go-Pull It, Greenstar Recycling, Central Florida Pick & Pay, All Pro Auto Parts, Brandon Auto Service and Cocoa Auto Salvage all welcomed the road trip and treated us like friends, proudly taking us around their facilities, sharing lots of information and answering every question put to them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Joanna Dabrowska for the Polish group highlighted the differences between the US and Poland “From our point of view, despite the fact that each yard was somehow different from other ones, the organisational basis was similar and different from what we can see in Poland. Most yards were focused on second use of spare parts while the price of scrap was not of significant importance. Also all of the yards were organised as self-service yards (or semi self-service yards), where the ELV’s are stored for 60 to 90 days. This is different from Polish situation, where self-service yards are not popular. In most yards in Poland, full-service is practiced, maybe because of lack of free space.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Marta Witkowska continued “We should learn from American ATFs how to effectively sell, how to manage with auctions and how to constantly raise volumes of sale. Americans are absolute masters in establishing cooperation among each other and a hub and spoke sale systems. That’s what we try to develop in Poland.”</span></div>
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motor salvagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629511099677492398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041525596586204649.post-32530545057295361392018-11-16T15:23:00.001+00:002018-11-16T15:23:27.646+00:00Don’t Cut The Orange Cables <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our future is coloured orange. No, we are not thinking about the famous fizzy drink or the old mobile phone network, but high voltage vehicles.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A delegate arrived at a recent training course I was running on high voltage vehicles and told me as he arrived that he could sum up my course in one sentence “never cut the orange cables.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That statement is correct, but thirty minutes into the training I asked him if that statement still summed up the training and he agreed that there is much more to these vehicles than even he had previously thought.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In short - handle a high voltage vehicle incorrectly and it WILL kill you!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">100v DC is enough to give a fatal electric shock, and many of these vehicles have batteries producing between 200 and 400 volts DC with future vehicles bringing in 800v DC batteries and much greater voltages in later generations.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I travel around the world I see many disturbing sights at vehicle recyclers, including high voltage batteries removed from vehicles with the high voltage safety plug still attached, or stored in such a manner that could create damage with subsequent fire risks. Both of the following images were recently taken in vehicle recyclers yards in the USA</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The image here shows a battery, in store in a vehicle recycler, that is still connected. This means that the battery terminals are live, they could fatally electrocute any person that touches the terminals, or if a metal object (pen, spanner etc.) fell out of a staff member’s pocket and shorted the terminals, create a very serious fire.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many may have seen videos on social media of lithium-ion batteries catching fire, and many of these can be attributed to they betters being physically damaged; safe storage of these batteries is of paramount importance, hence why I was very concerned when seeing these batteries stacked on each </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you look closely at the picture you will see another battery (with the green case) on the floor inform of the pile. This battery was still live and was wedged between two pallets. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Examples like these indicate that there is still a very long way to go to make the vehicle recycling industry aware of the risks, to train their staff and put processes in place that protect their businesses from the risk of fatal electrocution or fire.</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more details on the range of training available from Salvage Wire, check out our website <a href="http://www.salvagewire.com/"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">www.salvagewire.com</span></a>, our blog or contact me at <a href="mailto:info@salvagewire.com"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">info@salvagewire.com</span></a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many vehicle recyclers are handling high voltage vehicles and are completely unaware of the risks they exposing themselves, their colleagues and their businesses to.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What will it take to make these recyclers realise the danger and the risk of these vehicles; to train their staff, purchase necessary personal protective equipment and tools and set up a best management practice for the business? I hope that they see the need before one of their employees, colleagues or friends gets killed!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Battery voltages are rising, with up to 400v DC now, 800v DC in the next 12 months and in excess of 1000v DC in the future - these batteries are lethal if not handled correctly.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Salvage Wire Managing Director, Andy Latham, is speaking at the International Battery Recycling Congress in Berlin and will be highlighting this issue to the assembled delegates.</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LrsDs33-fO0yhyphenhyphenhCKjAYGyeh7bHL0AYq7rfwZut21qQxJFKM7MHUXSkkPn8lfZNBNnsVnxHXiZLlbQT8UsvUDDd59HocD2QUc6VGU4GNQjCNjSb_tlYD_RhvGiO-CtBuZp3nRXKtRmWA/s1600/IMGP1814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1061" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LrsDs33-fO0yhyphenhyphenhCKjAYGyeh7bHL0AYq7rfwZut21qQxJFKM7MHUXSkkPn8lfZNBNnsVnxHXiZLlbQT8UsvUDDd59HocD2QUc6VGU4GNQjCNjSb_tlYD_RhvGiO-CtBuZp3nRXKtRmWA/s200/IMGP1814.jpg" width="165" /></a><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Risks include electrocution, fire and physical injury caused by the weight of the batteries; basic training along with the purchase and use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment plus a decent best management process and the use of free resources from the IDIS system will be enough to keep employees safe, minimise fire risks and protect the business. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vehicle Recyclers and their national trade associations need to commit to training their employees and members on how to recognise these vehicles, understand the risks, and invest in the PPE and tools required to minimise or mitigate those risks before there is a fatality in the industry.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Andy will challenge the vehicle manufacturers to open up their training to technicians outside of their franchises, to first responders, recyclers and body repair centres, and will also ask them to continue to fit their vehicles with simple High Voltage disconnect devices because in an emergency situation easy access to a high voltage disconnect could be a life saver.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All vehicle recyclers can find a best management practice guide at <a href="http://www.salvagewire.com/"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">www.salvagewire.com</span></a> and can book WAMITAB accredited, high voltage training designed specifically for vehicle recyclers, by emailing <a href="mailto:andy@salvagewire.com"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">andy@salvagewire.com</span></a> </span></span></div>
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