Northern Virginia Community College

Manassas Campus

Automotive Program

 

These rules are in effect for all classes, from 01/01/09 – 07/30/09 or until revised rules are signed.

 

LABORATORY RULES

 

The following safety and procedural rules and operating procedures are to be adhered to by students at all times, without exception, in the automotive laboratory.

 

SAFETY:

A.        Acceptable eye safety devices shall be worn in the auto lab in accordance with Virginia State law pertaining to eye protection 22-10.2.  Your signature to these rules also obligates you to the Virginia eye statute attached herein.

 

1.                  Eye safety devices must be worn at all times in the automotive lab. Each student is

 required to have two pairs of safety glasses.

 

            2.         Visitors to the laboratory must wear eye protection. 

 

B.        Students must report all injuries to the instructor immediately.

 

C.        Unauthorized visitors are not allowed in the lab.

 

D.        All vehicles will have parking brakes applied.  Vehicles with automatic transmissions must be placed in park or neutral, manual transmission vehicles must be placed in neutral.  You must roll down the driver's window when in the lab to prevent being locked-out of the vehicle, and so that you can hear directions from other Lab Personnel

 

E.         Appropriate clothing is required during lab periods.

 

            1.         Leather shoes are required.  Steel-toed shoes are recommended.

 

            2.         Loose clothing or attire, shorts, or sleeveless shirts, are not permitted.

 

            3.         Long hair must be tied back or secured before entering the lab.

 

            4.         All jewelry, metal watches and rings must be removed before entering the lab.

 

5.         Rubber gloves will be worn whenever prolonged contact with solvents, gasoline or other harmful petroleum distillates is possible.

 

6.         Special rubber gloves and face shields are provided and must be worn when using the parts cleaners in the lab.  Face shields must be worn when using the bench grinders and the hydraulic press.

 

F.         Vehicle exhaust must be vented to the external exhaust removal system.

 

G.                Asbestos removal equipment must be used during brake and clutch diagnosis/repairs. Never use compressed air to clean or dry asbestos contaminated parts.

 

H.                Jack stands must be used when the vehicles are raised with floor jacks.

 

I.                   Where applicable, electric lifts must be lowered on the safety latches before students may work

under the car.

            Do not raise the lifts above the upper limit arrows!

 

J.          OSHA approved air nozzles must be used when using compressed air for cleaning or drying operations.

            Never use compressed air to clean or dry bearings.

 

K.        Students must keep the lab clean and neat at all times. All work areas must be swept and mopped and all tools and equipment put away after project completion.

 

L.         Students must eliminate all obstructions  (e.g. air hoses, light cords, and parts) before parts removal or lowering vehicles on lifts or jacks.

 

M.        Where applicable, vehicle batteries must be disconnected prior to performing repairs.

 

OTHER LAB RULES TO BE OBSERVED:

 

A.        The use of tobacco products, eating, or drinking is not permitted in the lab. Use the break area outside room MT102.

 

B.        Students may not bring in vehicles other than their own, those belonging to their immediate family, and program vehicles.  Instructor permission is required in any case.

 

C.        Students may not use college facilities to perform any work for compensation.

 

D.        Commercial vehicles are not permitted in the lab at any time. (N/A for the Diesel Program)

 

E.         Laboratory tools and equipment may not be removed from the lab.

 

F.         All lab projects are to be completed, and tools and lab equipment are to be cleaned and stored 15 minutes before lab ends.

 

G.        All lab projects require instructor approval.  Projects, other than those on the lab contract, require instructor approval.

 

H.        Lab activities require supervision.  If you need extra lab time to complete a task or project, you must receive permission from your instructor.

 

I.          Students may not leave the laboratory while labs are in session, without permission from the instructor.

 

J.          Faculty offices and telephones are for faculty use only.

 

K.        Personal belongings should not be brought into the lab.  Lockers are provided in the locker room and a coat rack is located in the hallway leading to the lab.        Students are responsible for providing their own locks.

 

L.         Repairs to vehicles are not permitted where appropriate specifications and repair procedures are not available.

 

M.        Students are required to bring and use their own hand tools. A tool list is available from the instructor.

 

N.        Students must bring their own expendable supplies when repairing their own vehicles (i.e. oil, transmission fluid, lubricants, etc.…).

 

O.        Program vehicles will be returned to their original condition prior to the end of each lab period.  They are to be parked inside the fenced lot, backed in and          locked, with batteries removed.  Return keys to the instructor.

 

P.         Program vehicles are only allowed to be test driven in the "B-4" Student Parking lot, which is located north of the Maintenance building (or to the right of the Maintenance building as viewed from the front of the MT building).  The vehicles must be driven directly to and from the "B-4" Student Parking Lot.  The maximum vehicle speed shall not exceed 20 miles per hour.  If there are any other cars in the lot at the time of the test-drive, then the maximum speed shall be 15    miles per hour.  The program vehicles are not to be driven on the main street or any other parking lots.  Failure to adhere to this rule will result in criminal charges for the driver of the program vehicle, and the driver will not be allowed to drive any other program vehicles.

 

Q.        Students may not use lab equipment without first receiving instruction from the instructor.

 

R.        Reusable red shop rags are provided.  Return used rags to the red fireproof safety containers located around the lab

 

S.         Students may not park their vehicles adjacent to the lab.  These areas are FIRELANES and will be kept clear at all times.  Campus police without warning will ticket you!

 

T.         Radios or other music players will not be played in any lab area.

 

U.        Use of cell phones are not permitted in the classrooms or the labs.

 

V.        All tool boxes and projects must be labeled with the students name, phone number, course number, instructor’s name, current semester and year.

 

W.       All student projects and tools must be removed from the campus and lockers emptied no later than one week after the end of the semester. All items that remain are subject to disposition by the automotive /diesel faculty and staff.

 

 

NOTE:  Students not following Laboratory Rules will be dismissed from the lab period.  Two dismissals from the lab for safety violations will result in permanent dismissal from the class, and a grade of "F" for the course.

 


 

VIRGINIA STATUTE

 

S 22‑10.2         PROTECTIVE EYE DEVICES.   Every student and teacher in any school, college or university participating in any of the following courses:

 

(A) Vocational or industrial arts shops or laboratories involving experience with:

 

1.         Hot molten metals

 

2.         Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding, or stamping of any solid materials

 

3.         Heat treatment, tempering or kiln firing of any metal or other materials

 

4.         Gas or electric arc welding

 

5.         Repair of any vehicle

 

6.         Caustic or explosive materials

 

(B) Chemical or combined chemical‑physical laboratories involving caustic or explosive chemicals of hot liquids or solids; shall be required to wear industrial quality eye protective devices at all times while parti­cipating in such courses or laboratories.

 

The governing board or authority of any public or private school or the governing body of each institution of higher learning shall furnish the eye protective devices prescribed in this section free of charge or at cost to the students and teachers of the school participating in the course set out in this section; provided, however, that such devices may be furnished by parents or guardians of such students. Eye protective devices shall be fur­nished to all visitors to such courses.

 

"Industrial quality eye protective devices", as used in this section means devices providing side protection and meeting the standards of the American Standards Association Safety Code for Head, Eye and Respiratory Protection 22.1.1959, promulgated by the American Standards Association, Incorporated. (1966, C.69).

 

The number of this section was assigned by the Virginia Code Commission, the 1966 act having assigned no number.

 


 

 

I ______________________________________________  have read the Virginia Statute S 22‑10.2,

(Print Name)

which requires the wearing of industrial quality eye protective devices at all times while participating in certain courses or laboratories, and I will comply with its provisions. If I should, for any reason, fail to do so, 1 will do so at my own risk.

 

I have received a copy of the Northern Virginia Community College Lab Rules including the Virginia Statute on Eye Protection. I have read them and I understand them and will abide by them.

 

Signed:_________________              _________________________________________

                          Date                                                         Signature  of  Student

 

Student Empl ID_________________    __________________________________________

                                                            Printed Name

 

 

Revised 08/01/08

ggb/labrule


NATEF (ASE) INFORMATION SHEET

(Please print information clearly)

 

  • PERSONAL INFORMATION              Date: ________________________

NAME:                                                                  Empl ID number: _______________

Address:                                                                

                                                                                E-mail address:

                                                                                _____________________________________

Phone Numbers: (Home)                                        (Work)

                           (Cell)                                            (Pager)

What is your  Major at NVCC:

 

  • CONTACT INFORMATION  

Name of Relative:                                     Mailing  Address: ___________________________

_____________________________                                      ____________________________

Phone Number:

  • EDUCATION/TESTING

Name of High School:                                            Year of Graduation or GED: ________

______________________________

Post Secondary School:                                           Degree/Certificate earned

______________________________                     ____________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

  • TESTING CENTER SCORES                    ___  Check here if you have not been tested

Math Score: ________   Reading Score: _______ Writing Score:_______ Abstract Score:______

Mechanical Score: ________          Spatial Score:  __________

______________________________________________________________________________

 

  • EMPLOYER INFORMATION:                                                                                Name of employer______________________________________

Sponsor Secured?     Yes     No                            Desired Sponsor: ________________________

 

Sponsor Name: ___________________              Contact Name: __________________________

 

Address: _______________________________________ Phone Number: _________________

 

  • ASE AUTOMOTIVE TESTS TAKEN AND PASSED    (circle test number)

A1 Engine Repair                                            A5 Brakes

A2 Auto Transmissions                                   A6 Electrical/Electronic Systems

A3 Manual Drive Train/Axles                         A7 Heating and Air Conditioning

A4 Suspension and Steering                            A8 Engine Performance

  • MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

Are you aware of the total cost of tuition, books, and tools?  Yes  No  

How is your English on a  1-10 scale ?   _____

Do you have hand tools to work with?_____ Safety Glasses? (2)_____ Leather Shoes?_____ 

Make, Model, and Year of car driving to class: ____________________________________

Other vehicles available to you to bring to class:  ___________________________________

Automotive classes already taken:  1.

   and Where;  if not NVCC            2.

      (Use back of sheet if needed)    3.