Auto Collision Repair Volume 1
Interactive Training Series

Audience:		Anyone interested in pursuing a career or furthering their career as an Automotive Collision Repair Technician.
Average Training Time:		2 to 3 hours per volume NOTE
Format/ Product Code:		CD-ROM (MPEG Video)/ DLMRACR
Produced by:		Delmar Thompson Learning

TOPICS
This volume presents interactive instruction covering the following topical areas:

Collision Repair Safety

• Intro to Collision Repair Safety
• Chemical Safety
• Respirators
• Fire Safety
• Electrical Safety
• Physical Injuries
• Tool and Machine Safety
• In Case of Emergency

Body Shop Power Tools and Equipment

• Intro to Body Shop Power Tools and Equipment
• Air Supply System
• Air Tools
• Grinders and Sanders
• Spray Guns
• Spray Booth
• Welding Equipment
• Measuring and Straightening System

Vehicle Construction

• Intro to Vehicle Construction
• Crash Testing
• Frame Construction
• Unibody Construction
• Joining Parts
• Body Sections
• Soft Parts

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
This course will measure mastery on each of the following performance objectives. Upon completion, workers will be able to...

Avoid chemical hazards

1. Indentify harmful chemicals.
2. List safety equipment relevant to a collision.
3. Repair Shop.
4. Identify health hazards.
5. Recall that car and truck exhaust produce carbon monoxide.
6. Recall that the shop owner keeps records of hazardous waste disposal.

Select appropriate mask or respirator

1. Identify the safest respirator around paint mist, vapors and fumes.
2. Descibe a particle/dust respirator.

Prevent fires

1. List ways to help prevent fires.
2. Explain when to turn off the gas valve.

Avoid electrical hazards

1. Recognize electrical hazards.

Implement personal safety procedures

1. List safety equipment relevant to a collision repair shop.
2. Identify health hazards.
3. Recall that a full face shield is needed when grinding.

Use tools safely

1. Recall when to use bumper jacks.
2. Explain when to use a jack stand.
3. Explain how to use a hydraulic lift.

Maintain the shop’s air supply system

1. Explain how Body Shop tools and equipment are powered.
2. List the components of an air compressor.
3. Recall that the air compressor drain should be opened periodically.
4. Explain how to connect/disconnect a tool to a hose.
5. Recognize that tools and equipment speed repairs and improve quality.

Use air tools safely

1. Black sockets and impact adapters are used with air impact wrenches.
2. Recall some fasteners must be torqued and tightened with a wrench.

Use the proper grinder or sander for the job

1. Explain what grinders are used for.
2. Describe an oscillating sander.
3. Identify when to use an air file.
4. Identify when to use an orbital/dual action sander.
5. Explain when to oil an air tool.

Understand how spray guns are used in a body shop

1. Explain how spray guns work.
2. Descibe a siphon spray gun.
3. Descibe an HVLP spray gun.

Understand how welders are used in a body shop

1. Identify when to use a wire feed welder.
2. List safety equipment needed for arc welding.
3. Describe a welding torch.

Understand Body over frame construction

1. Explain why the frame is the vehicle’s foundation.
2. Explain what the cross-members do.
3. Explain how noise and vibration is reduced.

Understand Unibody construction

1. Unibody construction was first successful in the aircraft industry.
2. Support members are used in high stress areas to reduce body flex.

Understand Fastening

1. Recall which body parts bolt into place.

The three sections of the automobile body

1. Recall that the body of a vehicle is divided into three sections.
2. Recall that the front body section is called the “front clip”.
3. Explain which is the “right side” of an American car.

Recognize and locate vehicle parts

1. Descibe a floor plan.
2. Explain where the tunnel is on read-wheel drive vehicles.
3. Explain where the “center pillars” are.
4. Explain where the passenger side air bag is located.

Understand seals and gaskets

1. Explain what undercoating is.

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