Testimonials
Here are some comments from shops and schools who are using S/P2 training. If
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Ron Guilliams, Director of Quality Assurance
FIX Auto, Anaheim Hills, California
"S/P2 assures us that FIX facilities are aware of the OSHA and EPA laws. We want to know that our employees and policyholders enter facilities that strive to be compliant."
"Working together, we can reduce injuries, illnesses, liabilities, as well as damage to the environment. FIX Auto wants to be ahead of the industry in adopting the S/P2 training."
Bob Slovey
GM's National ASEP/AYES Manager
"It is essential for General Motors, and our dealers, that entry-level technicians receive the best possible training related to preventing pollution and maintaining a safe work environment. S/P2 allows the colleges and universities that make up GM ASEP/BSEP to both train and track in these areas."
Sonny James, Shop Owner
Select Collision of North Atlanta - Doraville, Georgia
"I was really impressed with the S/P2 program. I was not sure going into it
how it would be beneficial, but I learned a lot of information that I have already
implemented into my facility. It is a wonderful program, and I am amazed that an
insurance company requires it. They should be commended. Please keep up the great work,
and I would be more than happy to speak out in favor of S/P2!"
Robert Porazzo, Collision Instructor
Blue Hills Regional Technical School - Canton, Massachusetts
"I am extremely impressed with the S/P2 program. I really liked the
broad range of safety and environmental issues that were covered in the training.
S/P2 had a lot of good information that is too often overlooked in the collision
industry. I have already let my counterpart in the mechanical program know about
S/P2. I am going to make it mandatory that any shop who wants my students has to
have and use S/P2 training in their facility.
"The tests and questions were in a format that was easy to use and understand,
and that students can't cheat. I purposefully tried several ways to cheat the
test and could not do it. It keeps the testing fair, and I know that I can use
this as part of my curriculum. Normal safety tests are tedious and my students
hate to do them, but because S/P2 is online, it is in a format the kids enjoy.
One of my students who hates tests actually was competing against himself when
he didn't pass the first time, and not once did he complain about the program.
"I really liked the fact that the students get their test results back
instantly and can print out a certificate as soon as they pass. That's important
to me, because each one of my students has a portfolio that shows what they
have accomplished, and that instant gratification as well as the proof of
completion is a valuable part of their portfolio. I can't say enough good
things about S/P2."
Teresa Kostick, Shop Owner
All Line CARSTAR - Bolingbrook, Illinois
"S/P2 is perfect. I wouldn't change a thing. Not only is it good
business, but it is also important in our daily lives to prevent
pollution. Now it is time for the collision industry to lead by example."
Greg Gambrel, Collision Instructor
Walker Career Center - Indianapolis, Indiana
President of CRIN (Collision Repair Instructors Network)
"S/P2 is great! I have students reciting safety regulations and environmental
issues back to me during lab work. As an educator, I have noticed a great improvement
in safety and environmental awareness from my students. I have made S/P2 a mandatory
requirement for every student before entering the shop area."
Dan Bailey, Chief Operating Officer
CARSTAR, Overland Park, Kansas
"CARSTAR strives for compliance in safety and environmental aspects at our company stores and throughout our entire franchise base. Profitability is important, but we want to make sure we have systems in place to keep our front-line technicians safe and our stores aware of their environmental compliance responsibilities."
"With CARSTAR locations in many states, we are highly pleased that the (S/P2) online training changes and becomes state-specific for each store. We know that insurers are taking a strict 'green' position and adopting S/P2 for their DRPs. This effort is underway, and we want to help the overall collision industry improve its performance in safety and environmental concerns."
Denise Trout, Office Manager
Auto Dynamics Collision Repair - Indianapolis, Indiana
"Our company has used the S/P2 program. It's great and really easy to use.
If I ever have any questions [the S/P2 staff] is always available to answer them, which
makes it very convenient for me."
Lester Jordan, Collision Instructor
Washtenaw Community College - Ann Arbor, Michigan
"Thank you for keeping me informed concerning S/P2 progress. It is
very ironic to me that this program was made available to us at a very
strategic phase of my career path. I have taught safety issues down
through my teaching years (24 years) here at the college. Isocyanate, a
very toxic irritant found in the body shop, rates high among many other
toxic chemicals used in our industry. This chemical is used in
urethane finishes and has found its way to hender my teaching career. I
have since August, 2001 become hypersensitized to isocyanate. I have done
everything knowledgable to adhere to all safety concerns, however, we as
technicians can only work according to knowledge. This condition may
cause an immediate removal (retirement, sick leave, etc.) from this
environment. Please continue to keep me informed of updates in the S/P2
program."
George Kerner, Jr., Collision Instructor
Bucks County Technical High School - Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania
"The S/P2 program is a great success! I have my students print out two copies
of the certificates they receive when they pass the tests. They get to keep one,
and the other one we hang up in the shop. It has made a competitive game of
learning and has greatly added to the safety lessons that I already had in place.
Now I know that all of my students are on the same page, because I can see what
their score was on my admin site. I hope that this is only the beginning of S/P2.
I envision it in other areas in my school, and in shops, the work environment.
I look forward to being able to send my students into the field knowing that
they will be using the exact same tool businesses are and that they are already up
to speed as far as safety and pollution prevention goes. Thank you for a wonderful
program!"
Kim Beck, Auto Body Instructor
Brewer High School - Somerville, Alabama
"S/P2 is great. The kids are loving it. Some of them even have imposed
challenges amoung themselves. I found out that three or four studied it
online at home on their own and then took the test at school."
Ray Marquardt, Auto Collision Parts Dept. Mgr.
South Central Technical College - North Mankato, Minnesota
"I just finished the S/P2 Program. After only a year of trying to "get
time" to go through it I finally just sat down and "TOOK" time to complete it.
I'm impressed!
"I found it very relative to our specific Auto Collision issues and
concerns, something rather uncommon in most programs...I wanted to
personally thank you for the opportunity that has been
extended to us as to the use of the S/P2 program in training our
students in safety issues and keeping us compliant."
Mike Patten, Collision Instructor
Grant Career Center - Bethel, Ohio
"I like the program. It was very easy to get started. The students enjoy using
the on-line features, it's a new way of testing for them. It's very detailed, yet
it is at their reading level. Thank you."
Mike Raney, Auto Body Instructor
Limestone County Career Technical Center - Athens, Alabama
"I wanted to thank you for all your help. We are just getting our
year started here at the school. I have signed all my students up
for the S/P2 training and I am excited about it. One of my first year
students has already taken and passed the Safety training. His score was a
96. I plan on all of them taking and passing the Safety training
within 2 weeks. Again I just want to thank the staff at
CCAR for all your help."
Alex Cameron, Automotive Department Chair
Sandhills Community College - Pinehurst, North Carolina
"Thank you, CCAR S/P2!!!
"We have just started summer semester and also started using the S/P2 program
for the first time. WOW! What a difference this is going to make! In the past,
I have always felt that our training program was doing a better than average job
of training the future techs about safety issues and about protecting the
environment. But now, after viewing the S/P2 program and introducing it to
the students, I am absolutely sure that we are doing the right thing.
The students seem to approach this type of training with more enthusiasm.
Also, for the schools not yet NATEF or AYES certified, the program is a no brainer!!
"Thank you so much!"
Herv Forward, Instructor
OCM Boces McEvoy Campus - Cortland, New York
"I just wanted to say this program is GREAT! It has helped me as a instructor,
and my students. They are all taking the tests.
"This is great documentation for our school as we move toward
NATEF certification, and this will help document that I have done
environmental and OSHA training.
"I introduced it at a craft committee meeting this summer and I told other
instructors about it."
Jeff Hopkins, Auto Body Instructor
Vincennes University - Vincennes, Indiana
"The S/P2 program is great! We all want to comply with EPA and OSHA,
but it takes a tremendous amount of time and the correct
information to do this. S/P2 is a user friendly program that can
be quickly adopted at your company or school, and you will have a safer
and more productive work place for employees or students. The S/P2 content is great.
"It has information that is not easy for
a shop owner or manager to communicate. The HazMat Plan is
fantastic. Very little time is needed to customize it to meet your needs."
Roger Kiser II, Student
Vincennes University - Vincennes, Indiana
"Your study guide and test
"Collision & Paint Pollution Prevention " was very convenient and easy to
use. All I had to do was sit down, log on, and go to work. The study guide
was easy to read with plenty of pictures and illustrations to help explain
the tricky parts without long boring lectures."
Earl Smith, Mechanical Instructor
Campbell County High School - Gillette, Wyoming
"I got on S/P2 today and think it is great!! We have to offer some kind
of enrichment for our students and this is just what the doctor ordered.
Thank you so much."
Andrew Seth, Director
Local Government Environmental Assistance Network (LGEAN), Washington, D.C.
"Local governments must comply with the same EPA and OSHA requirements as private-sector automotive facilities. The online S/P2 training will provide cities and counties with a cost-effective means to meet environmental and safety standards."
Joseph P. Kinch, Instructor
Medford Vocational-Technical School - Medford, Massachusetts
"Thanks for giving us the opportunity to use SP2. It's been a great success.
"I would strongly recommend the SP2 Training Program to all my colleagues in Vocational Education."
John Brown, Mechanical Instructor
Admiral Peary AVTS - Ebensburg, Pennsylvania
"Thank you. I think your program is fantastic and I really appreciate your letting my
students do the training. I will absolutely promote S/P2 to other
instructors!"
