TITLE:
Development of an Automotive Liquid Waste Management System for the BSU-CIT Automotive Technology Department
AUTHORS:
Warlito Galita, Charlie Cano
KEYWORDS:
Automotive Liquid Waste, CIT, Bulacan State University, BSU
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.2 No.4,
April
7,
2015
ABSTRACT:
This action research aimed to identify the
various problems and issues arising from the day-to-day operations of the
automotive repair shop in terms of proper automotive liquid waste management
and from these problems, to develop an Automotive Liquid Waste Management
System for the BSU-CIT Automotive Technology Department. The respondents of
this study were the 77 faculty members and selected students from the College
of Industrial Technology Automotive Technology in the BSU Main Campus for the
school year of 2013-2014. The main survey instrument used in this study is the
standardized Survey Questionnaire on Automotive Liquid Waste Management of www.spokanewastewater.org. The said instrument
was slightly modified to fit the research locale and conditions of the study. Based
on the results of this study, the AT department services an average of 3
vehicles per day, with usual operating hours of 4 hours a day. It also commonly
offers the following services namely: oil change, brake and engine repair. The
most common type of equipment found in the AT department is the vehicle lift,
part washer and oil drum rack. In addition, the most common type of liquid
automotive waste products generated is the used motor oil (15 - 20 liters) and
the used brake fluid (4 liters and below). Finally, the respondents all “Agree” that there is a need to recycle used oil
and that there is also a procedure in handling and disposing liquid automotive
waste. On the basis of the foregoing significant findings and
conclusions of this study, the following recommendations are offered: 1) the
CIT should sponsor orientation seminars regarding liquid automotive waste for
both students and teachers in the AT Department; 2) the teachers continue to
strive to continuously look for creative ways to minimize and recycle various
automotive liquid wastes; 3) the teachers are encouraged to manifest favorable
values in caring for the environment to their students; and 4) the school administration
may also consider the implementation of the proposed liquid automotive waste
manual to further improve the current
practices in the AT Department.