Course Overview
This course covers how refinishing products affect the environment and how to minimize those effects. Course content includes safe handling, storage, and disposal methods of products containing volatile organic compounds (VOC) as regulated by GVRD Automotive Refinishing Emission Regulation Bylaw No. 1296, 2019 and GVRD Air Quality Management Bylaw No. 1086, 2008.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
0.5
Domestic fees
$175.00
International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand air quality and human health
- Compare air quality in Metro Vancouver
- Identify role of Metro Vancouver
- List air contaminants associated with automotive refinishing
- Describe Greater Vancouver Regional District initial "Automotive Refinishing Emission Regulation Bylaw No. 1086, 2008"
- Apply Metro Vancouver updated regulatory requirements of "Automotive Refinishing Emission Regulation Bylaw No. 1296, 2019"
Effective as of Fall 2021
Course Offerings
Spring/Summer 2026
Below is one offering of ABOD 1007 for the Spring/Summer 2026 term.
CRN 69794
Dates
Jun 22 - Jul 03 Loading
- CRN 69794
- $175.00 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
Duration
2 weeks
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
- This is a self-paced study course with 1 online meeting with instructor. Meeting schedule: May 11 (6pm – 7pm). You have 2 weeks to complete all the coursework and the final exam. To register, please list an email that you will check often and one that will be used for course primary mode of communication. 3. Sign up for the VOC Refresher course (ABOD-1017) if you have previously completed the VOC course in the online format in the past two-years.
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Status
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