Shop Safety Items Checklist: Part One - Tire Review Magazine

Shop Safety Items Checklist: Part One

Tire Review’s Maddie Winer details hot-button safety items shops should follow, from The Tire Review Continental Tire Garage Studio at Babcox Media.

To create a better working environment for your employees and a better buying experience for your customers, it’s important to go over a safety checklist during your shop meetings.

In this video, Maddie Winer discusses hot-button safety items you need to check off your list, which include installing carbon monoxide detectors and protecting against fire hazards, from the Tire Review Continental Tire Garage Studio at Babcox Media.

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