tire change safety

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 3-2019 Division 2 - (2) Mounting and demounting of the tire shall be done only from the narrow ledge side of the wheel. Care shall be taken to avoid damaging the tire beads while mounting tires on wheels. Tires shall be mounted only on compatible wheels of matching bead diameter and width. - (3) Nonflammable rubber lubricant shall be applied to bead and wheel mating surfaces before assembly of the rim wheel, unless the tire or wheel manufacturer recommends against the use of any rubber lubricant. - (4) If a tire changing machine is used, the tire shall be inflated only to the minimum pressure necessary to force the tire bead onto the rim ledge while on the tire changing machine. - (5) If a bead expander is used, it shall be removed before the valve core is installed and as soon as the rim wheel becomes airtight (the tire bead slips onto the bead seat). - (6) Tires may be inflated only when contained within a restraining device, positioned behind a barrier or bolted on the vehicle with the lug nuts fully tightened. - (7) Tires shall not be inflated when any flat, solid surface is in the trajectory and within 1 foot of the sidewall. - (8) Employees shall stay out of the trajectory when inflating a tire. - (9) Tires shall not be inflated to more than the inflation pressure stamped in the sidewall unless a higher pressure is recommended by the manufacturer. - (10) Tires shall not be inflated above the maximum pressure recommended by the manufacturer to seat the tire bead firmly against the rim flange. - (11) No heat shall be applied to a single piece wheel. - (12) Cracked, broken, bent, or otherwise damaged wheels shall not be reworked, welded, brazed, or otherwise heated. [39 FR [redacted postal code], June 27, 1974, as amended at 52 FR [redacted postal code], Sept. 25, 1987; 53 FR [redacted postal code], Sept. 8, 1988; 76 FR [redacted postal code], May 2, 2011; 76 FR [redacted postal c…

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Division 2 - (iii) A sufficient length of hose between the clip-on chuck and the in-line valve (if one is used) to allow the employee to stand outside the trajectory. - (5) Current charts or rim manuals containing instructions for the type of wheels being serviced shall be available in the service area. - (6) The employer shall furnish and assure that only tools recommended in the rim manual for the type of wheel being serviced are used to service rim wheels. - (e) Wheel component acceptability. - (1) Multi-piece wheel components shall not be interchanged except as provided in the charts or in the applicable rim manual. - (2) Multi-piece wheel components and single piece wheels shall be inspected prior to assembly. Any wheel or wheel component which is bent out of shape, pitted from corrosion, broken, or cracked shall not be used and shall be marked or tagged unserviceable and removed from the service area. Damaged or leaky valves shall be replaced. - (3) Rim flanges, rim gutters, rings, bead seating surfaces and the bead areas of tires shall be free of any dirt, surface rust, scale or loose or flaked rubber build-up prior to mounting and inflation. - (4) The size (bead diameter and tire/wheel widths) and type of both the tire and the wheel shall be checked for compatibility prior to assembly of the rim wheel. - (f) Safe operating procedure - multi-piece rim wheels. The employer shall establish a safe operating procedure for servicing multi-piece rim wheels and shall assure that employees are instructed in and follow that procedure. The procedure shall include at least the following elements: - (1) Tires shall be completely deflated before demounting by removal of the valve core. - (2) Tires shall be completely deflated by removing the valve core before a rim wheel is removed from the axle in either of the following situations: - (i) When the tire has been driven underinflated at 80 percent or less of its recommended …

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## OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, 2020 ## Mounting of tires - 9-17 (1) If a worker is required to mount a tire and the maximum inflation pressure is not clearly indicated on the tire wall, an employer shall provide the worker with written instructions specifying the maximum inflation pressures for the various sizes and types of tires normally encountered and ensure that the worker follows those instructions. - (2) An employer shall ensure that a tire and the rim assembly on which the tire is to be mounted are designed and constructed to be compatible with each other. - (3) If a worker is required to mount a tire on a split-rim assembly or a locking ring assembly, an employer shall: - (a) provide the worker with: - (i) a clamp-on type air hose, an in-line pressure gauge and a positive pressure control; and - (ii) a suitable cage or other restraining device to contain flying parts in the event of a split-rim assembly or locking ring assembly failure or tire rupture; and - (b) ensure that the worker inflates the tire from a safe position out of the immediate danger area. - (4) A worker who is mounting a tire: - (a) before commencing, shall place the tire that is to be mounted on a split rim assembly or locking ring assembly in a cage or restraining device; - (b) shall not inflate the tire in excess of the maximum pressure indicated on the tire wall or listed for the size and type of tire in the written instructions provided pursuant to subsection (1); - (c) shall use a clamp-on type air hose, an in-line pressure gauge and positive pressure control; and - (d) shall inflate the tire from a safe position out of the immediate danger area. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s9-17. ## Storage of materials - 9-18 An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: - (a) no material or equipment is placed, stacked or stored so as to constitute a hazard to workers; and - (b) stacked materials or containers are stabilized, if necessary, by interlocking, strapping or other effecti…

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Division 2 - (i) The employer shall assure that no employee services any rim wheel unless the employee has been trained and instructed in correct procedures of servicing the type of wheel being serviced, and in the safe operating procedures described in paragraphs (f) and (g) of this section. - (ii) Information to be used in the training program shall include, at a minimum, the applicable data contained in the charts (rim manuals) and the contents of this standard. - (iii) Where an employer knows or has reason to believe that any of his employees is unable to read and understand the charts or rim manual, the employer shall assure that the employee is instructed concerning the contents of the charts and rim manual in a manner which the employee is able to understand. - (2) The employer shall assure that each employee demonstrates and maintains the ability to service rim wheels safely, including performance of the following tasks: - (i) Demounting of tires (including deflation); - (ii) Inspection and identification of the rim wheel components; - (iii) Mounting of tires (including inflation with a restraining device or other safeguard required by this section); - (iv) Use of the restraining device or barrier, and other equipment required by this section; - (v) Handling of rim wheels; - (vi) Inflation of the tire when a single piece rim wheel is mounted on a vehicle; - (vii) An understanding of the necessity of standing outside the trajectory both during inflation of the tire and during inspection of the rim wheel following inflation; and - (viii) Installation and removal of rim wheels. - (3) The employer shall evaluate each employee's ability to perform these tasks and to service rim wheels safely, and shall provide additional training as necessary to assure that each employee maintains his or her proficiency. - (d) Tire servicing equipment - (1) The employer shall furnish a restraining device for inflating tires on mult…

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- (k) is provided with a three point contact to access the operator's cab. ## Maintenance and repair 230.21 (2) An employer shall ensure that a vehicle with a capacity of one tonne or more that is operated offhighway - (a) is maintained in safe working condition, - (b) has defective parts repaired or replaced before being set in motion, - (c) has air and hydraulic lines, hoses and compo -nents maintained in safe operating condition, and - (d) is lubricated only when at rest or as the manu -facturer directs. 2001-33; 2022-79 ## Manufacturer's specifications 2022-27 230.22 An employer and an employee shall each en -sure that a vehicle is erected, installed, assembled, started, operated, used, stored, stopped, serviced, tested, cleaned, adjusted, maintained, repaired, inspected and dismantled in accordance with the manufacturer's speci -fications. 2022-27 ## Precautions when tire inflated on a rim 230.3 (1) An employer shall ensure that when a tire for a vehicle is installed and inflated on a rim, a safety cage or other restraining device is used for the tire and the rim, and that other appropriate precautionary measures are followed to protect employees from the hazard of the tire exploding. ## Precautions when hoisted by hoisting apparatus 230.3 (2) An employer shall ensure that a vehicle that is raised from the ground by means of a hoisting appara -tus is adequately blocked. - k) a un contact en trois points pour accéder à la ca -bine du conducteur. ## Entretien et réparation 230.21 (2) L'employeur doit s'assurer qu'un véhicule d'une capacité d'une tonne ou plus qui est utilisé horsroute - a) est maintenu en bon état de marche, - b) est réparé s'il a des pièces défectueuses ou que ces pièces sont remplacées avant qu'il ne soit mis en marche, - c) a ses conduits, ses tuyaux et ses éléments compo -sants d'air et hydrauliques en condition sécuritaire de marche, et - d) est lubrifié seulem…

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Division 2 AO 3-2019 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (3) Rubber lubricant shall be applied to bead and rim mating surfaces during assembly of the wheel and inflation of the tire, unless the tire or wheel manufacturer recommends against it. - (4) If a tire on a vehicle is underinflated but has more than 80 percent of the recommended pressure, the tire may be inflated while the rim wheel is on the vehicle provided remote control inflation equipment is used, and no employees remain in the trajectory during inflation. - (5) Tires shall be inflated outside a restraining device only to a pressure sufficient to force the tire bead onto the rim ledge and create an airtight seal with the tire and bead. - (6) Whenever a rim wheel is in a restraining device the employee shall not rest or lean any part of his body or equipment on or against the restraining device. - (7) After tire inflation, the tire and wheel components shall be inspected while still within the restraining device to make sure that they are properly seated and locked. If further adjustment to the tire or wheel components is necessary, the tire shall be deflated by removal of the valve core before the adjustment is made. - (8) No attempt shall be made to correct the seating of side and lock rings by hammering, striking or forcing the components while the tire is pressurized. - (9) Cracked, broken, bent or otherwise damaged rim components shall not be reworked, welded, brazed, or otherwise heated. - (10) Whenever multi-piece rim wheels are being handled, employees shall stay out of the trajectory unless the employer can demonstrate that performance of the servicing makes the employee's presence in the trajectory necessary. - (11) No heat shall be applied to a multi-piece wheel or wheel component. - (g) Safe operating procedure - single piece rim wheels. The employer shall establish a safe operating procedure for servicing single piece rim wheels and shall assure t…

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Division 2 AO 3-2019 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (2) The employer shall provide a restraining device or barrier for inflating tires on single piece wheels unless the rim wheel will be bolted onto a vehicle during inflation. - (3) Restraining devices and barriers shall comply with the following requirements: - (i) Each restraining device or barrier shall have the capacity to withstand the maximum force that would be transferred to it during a rim wheel separation occurring at 150 percent of the maximum tire specification pressure for the type of rim wheel being serviced. - (ii) Restraining devices and barriers shall be capable of preventing the rim wheel components from being thrown outside or beyond the device or barrier for any rim wheel positioned within or behind the device; - (iii) Restraining devices and barriers shall be visually inspected prior to each day's use and after any separation of the rim wheel components or sudden release of contained air. Any restraining device or barrier exhibiting damage such as the following defects shall be immediately removed from service: - (A) Cracks at welds; - (B) Cracked or broken components; - (C) Bent or sprung components caused by mishandling, abuse, tire explosion or rim wheel separation; - (D) Pitting of components due to corrosion; or - (E) Other structural damage which would decrease its effectiveness. - (iv) Restraining devices or barriers removed from service shall not be returned to service until they are repaired and reinspected. Restraining devices or barriers requiring structural repair such as component replacement or rewelding shall not be returned to service until they are certified by either the manufacturer or a Registered Professional Engineer as meeting the strength requirements of paragraph (d)(3)(i) of this section. - (4) The employer shall furnish and assure that an air line assembly consisting of the following components be used for inflating ti…