Vehicle Maintenance Safety Program
$25.00
The Vehicle Maintenance Safety Program establishes requirements for protecting employees who inspect, service, repair, and maintain cars, trucks, fleet vehicles, and other motor vehicles. Vehicle maintenance can expose employees to moving equipment, raised vehicles, hazardous energy, batteries, electrical systems, fuels and flammable liquids, hot surfaces, chemicals, compressed air, tire hazards, power tools, and slips, trips, and falls. The program emphasizes hazard recognition, proper equipment use, safe work practices, and effective controls to prevent injuries during vehicle repair and maintenance operations.
The program addresses vehicle maintenance safety, vehicle inspections, preventive maintenance, lockout/tagout, jacks and jack stands, vehicle lifts and hoists, tire servicing, batteries, fuel systems, welding and hot work, hand and power tools, hazardous chemicals, personal protective equipment (PPE), and housekeeping. Vehicles must be secured against unintended movement before work begins, and employees must never work beneath a raised vehicle unless it is properly supported by equipment designed for that purpose. Defective tools and equipment must be removed from service, and hazardous energy must be controlled before maintenance or repair when required. The program also addresses shop ventilation, fire prevention, spill control, equipment inspections, employee responsibilities, emergency procedures, and training to help prevent vehicle maintenance accidents and automotive shop injuries.
Description
The Vehicle Maintenance Safety Program provides a structured framework for controlling hazards associated with the inspection, servicing, repair, and maintenance of motor vehicles and fleet equipment. It establishes responsibilities for management, supervisors, mechanics, technicians, and other affected employees and addresses vehicle securing, equipment inspection, hazardous-energy control, shop safety, maintenance activities, and removal of unsafe equipment from service.
The program addresses vehicle lifts and hoists, jacks and jack stands, lockout/tagout, tire and wheel servicing, batteries and electrical systems, fuels and flammable liquids, welding and hot work, hand and power tools, compressed air, hazardous chemicals, shop ventilation, fire prevention, spill control, PPE, and housekeeping. It also establishes procedures for preventing unintended vehicle movement, safely supporting raised vehicles, controlling ignition and energy sources, managing hot surfaces and pressurized systems, and responding to defective equipment or unsafe shop conditions.
Provided in editable Microsoft Word format, the program can be customized for your company’s vehicles, maintenance facilities, service equipment, repair activities, inspection procedures, and employee responsibilities. It can be incorporated into a comprehensive Safety Manual or used as a standalone Vehicle Maintenance Safety Program.
