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Auto repair
  Autobody Repair and Refinishing (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Automobile Mechanic International Hazard Datasheet (International Labour Organization)
Automotive Brake and Clutch Repair Work (OSHA, July 2006)
Guidance for Preventing Asbestos Disease Among Auto Mechanics ("Gold Book") (Environmetal Protection Agency, 1986)
Injury, Illness, & Pollution Prevention in Auto Repair (California Department of Health Services)
n-Hexane-Related Peripheral Neuropathy Among Automotive Technicians – California, 1999–2000 (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, November 16, 2001)
n-Hexane Use in Vehicle Repair This health hazard advisory was prompted by cases of nerve damage identified among auto mechanics using spray brake cleaner that contains hexane. (California Department of Health Services, Occupational Health Branch, 2001)
OSHA's Failue to Montor and Enforce Asbestos Regulations in Auto Repair Shops (Office of Congressman Dennis Kuchinich, 2004)
Protecting Worker Health in Auto Repair (California Department of Health Services)
Solvent N-Hexane Attacks Nerves, Causes Peripheral Neuropathy Among Automotive Technicians (United Auto Workers, 2001)
Spray-On Truck Bed Liners (Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Program)
Vehicle Repair Facts Between 1992 and 2006, 12 workers died in upstate New York while repairing vehicles. This document contains descriptions of how some of these workers were killed on the job. (New York State Department of Health Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation, January 2007)
 
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