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Legislation
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Occupational safety and health is the discipline concerned with preserving and protecting human and facility resources in the workplace.
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Basic safety introduction
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Just because it so commonplace, it is sometimes easy to overlook the many potential risks involved in vehicle servicing and repair.
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Identifying hazards
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Follow workplace procedures for hazard identification and avoidance.
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Evacuating in an emergency
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Carry out emergency evacuation procedures.
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Fuel fires
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Liquid fuel vaporizes rapidly, especially when spilt, and the vapor is extremely easy to ignite.
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Using fire extinguishers
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Each workshop will have a firefighting procedure. There should be a workshop fire warden and fire officers. Understand clearly the firefighting policy for your workshop.
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Using an MSDS
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Material Safety Data Sheets provide information about handling, use and storage of chemicals that may be hazardous.
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Removing toxic dust
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Never cause dust from vehicle components to be blown into the air. It can stay floating for many hours, meaning that other people can breathe the dust unknowingly.
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Lifting equipment
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It is good practice anyway to carry out regular periodic checks on the serviceability of all of the lifting equipment in your workplace.
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Moving & road testing vehicles
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Only authorized, fully trained, and licensed drivers should be given responsibility to move vehicles.
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Running engines
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Exhaust fumes are toxic.
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Used engine oil
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Coming into frequent or prolonged personal contact with used engine oil can cause dermatitis and other skin disorders, including some forms of cancer.
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Vehicle valeting hazards
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Using toxic substances in enclosed areas is especially hazardous.
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| Electrical safety |
Poor electrical safety practices can cause shocks and burns, as well as fires and explosions. |
