Section 1 – Environmental Processing

Introduction

In this section we cover the first stage of handling a new arrival to your vehicle inventory, the environmental processing. It is broken down into seven short lessons:

1.1 – Vehicle Preparation
1.2 – Batteries
1.3 – Mercury Switches
1.4 – Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)
1.5 – Fluid Recovery
1.6 – Catalytic Converters & Exhaust
1.7 – Tires and Lead Wheel Weights

You will learn the basic skills required when environmentally processing a vehicle, including health and safety information, the tools, materials and equipment used, and tips to not only protect the environment, but also to ensure that all recyclable parts remain in saleable condition.

The next lesson (topic) is Vehicle Preparation