Shop Safety Items Checklist: Part Two - Tire Review Magazine

Shop Safety Items Checklist: Part Two

Tire Review’s Maddie Winer follows up with more hot-button safety items shops should follow, from the Tire Review Continental Tire Garage Studio at Babcox Media.

You might have picked up some good safety tips from our last video, which included installing carbon monoxide detectors and protecting against fire hazards. But, feel like your shop needs a little more guidance?

In this video, Tire Review’s Maddie Winer walks through five more hot-button safety items to check off your shop list, such as compliance with the National Fire Protection Association’s fire extinguisher standards and documenting equipment repairs, from the Tire Review Continental Tire Garage Studio at Babcox Media.

You May Also Like

Properly diagnosing wheel speed sensors

Wheel speed sensors don’t just read wheel speed – they detect subtle movements to enable all sorts of convenience and safety features.

TR-Continental-speed-sensor

When wheel speed sensors go bad, it's a real nuisance for drivers, especially nowadays. What was once just an anti-lock brake disabler can now knock out stability control, ADAS and cruise control. 

A wheel speed sensor is a sender device used for reading the speed of a vehicle's wheel rotation. For techs, these high-resolution sensors don't just read wheel speed - they detect subtle movements to enable all sorts of convenience and safety features. When one stops working, the next step is diagnosis. Let's dig into an effective strategy for diagnosing wheel speed sensors.

Does your shop need a marketing firm?

Hiring a marketing firm won’t automatically bring in more business – it can lose you money if you don’t take proper steps.

TR-Continental-marketing
How to recommend LT tires to customers

The LT segment is complex, with different customer priorities and use cases to consider.

TR-Continental-LT-tires
How to avoid TPMS sensor signal transmission limitations

Focus on tool positioning, try not to block the signal, avoid RF clashing and double-check the make, model, year and frequency.

How AI is being used in your shop

AI has been around in the aftermarket for over 20 years, making life easier for techs and shop owners without ever threatening their jobs.

TR-Continental-AI

Other Posts

Continental acquires mold specialist EMT for commercial and specialty tires

With the acquisition of EMT, Continental said it can independently produce tire molds for all applications if required.

continental_pp_tiremold
Continental appoints new ‘head of region’ for the US, Canada

In this role, Rob Schroeder will oversee all of material handling, port, earthmoving and agriculture tire business in the United States and Canada.

Conti-RobSchroeder_HeadofRegion
Continental’s ContiConnect Lite to allow digital tire management for OTR tires

Continental said ContiConnect Lite helps fleet managers monitor the condition of their tires via bluetooth.

ContiConnect-Lite-OTR
Three spark plug service and replacement tips

How to avoid and overcome roadblocks that may come up during the removal or installation of spark plugs.

Continental-sparkplug