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.

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