The number of salvage vehicles showing up from flood areas may carry
some hidden dangers. This is a message and web link from another group
covering the issues.
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Hello everyone,
This is just a quick email to remind everyone about the hidden dangers
of working on vehicles from hurricane flood regions.
In the aftermath of last year's devastating hurricane season along the
Gulf Coast, many vehicles were subjected to flood conditions. While a
vast majority of these vehicles were scrapped, many will no doubt make
their way into the market as "salvaged vehicles." These vehicles may pose
special problems from both usability and health hazard standpoints. Many
of these vehicles were exposed to heavily contaminated water and even
raw sewage. In these situations, even a small scratch could prove deadly.
A recent article, linked below, touches on some of the very serious
health hazard concerns of which all technicians should be aware:
http://www.motorage.com/motorage/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=310515
Special precautions and care are needed when servicing these vehicles to
limit your exposure. Including, but not limited to: wearing the
appropriate clothing, gloves, and eye protection, properly treating any
cuts or other injuries, and recognizing the symptoms of septic shock as
outlined in the article above.
In order to help our members, we have also posted this message and
started a new discussion thread in the iATN Industry Issues forum to
discuss tips and suggestions for identifying possible flood damaged
vehicles:
http://members.iatn.net/forums/read/msg.aspx?f=forum16&m=39281
Stay safe!
Best Regards,
iATN Staff
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