1. Automotive Shop Safety Riverside secondary

2. Shop Safety & You As a high school Tech Ed student
think of your own safety as well as your fellow students
what will your approach to safety look like?

3. Personal Protective Equipment
eye protection must be worn in the shop at all times!

4. Two types of eye protection you can use…

5. Use ear protection when needed…
air chisel

6. Hand Protection
disposable gloves protect your hands from contact with chemicals
used engine oil, for instance, has cancer causing agents in it
work gloves protect your skin and knuckles from impact and abrasion injuries

7. Protecting Your Lungs…
If you are replacing brake friction material or a clutch, you need to wear a particle mask…
Brake linings & clutch discs may contain asbestos!

8. Protecting Your Lungs
exhaust “donuts” (used as a seal between two exhaust pipes) & some cylinder head gaskets may contain asbestos!

9. Do’s and Don'ts No open-toed shoes CSA approved footwear only!
Remove any rings, watches, bracelets or long necklaces before working in the shop
Coveralls or a shop coat should be worn

10. Long hair needs to be tied back!

11. Exhaust Gases
Carbon Monoxide is…
colorless
odorless
when we run an engine in our shop, we have to protect ourselves by using the exhaust retraction system
How do you turn it on?
(under tire rack)

12. Exhaust Retraction System

13. Air Guns & Sockets
When using the air gun, use the black impact sockets…
Not the chrome sockets!

14. Dangers Under the Hood…
radiator fans (2 types)…
electric
belt driven

15. Burn Hazards! The following items can burn your hands or face…
engine coolant (via radiator cap)
coolant is >100°C
coolant is pressurized
don’t remove it unless it’s cool to the touch!

16. Burn Hazards! The following items can burn your hands or face…
exhaust manifold
exhaust gases are >1000°C
catalytic converter
very hot!

17. fuel: gas, diesel, propane oil & other lubricants cleaning solvents
Fire Hazards
Flammable or combustible items…
fuel: gas, diesel, propane
oil & other lubricants
cleaning solvents
Brakekleen, WD40, paint etc.
must be stored in a flammable materials cabinet
not like this…

18. Fuel Vapors & Fires
anytime the fuel system is disconnected (fuel tank, carburetor, fuel pump, fuel injectors etc.), fuel vapors are present
prevent fires by…
disconnect the negative battery terminal
keep sparks away from the fuel vapors
watch those working around you
have a fire extinguisher nearby
replace these incandescent work lights with cooler running compact fluorescents

19. Carline – Maple Ridge
Vapors from a gas can ignited…

21. Vancouver - December, 2009
trouble light broke while gas tank was being removed
2 mechanics suffered burns

22. Portable electric power tools
Electric drills should not be used the auto shop
arcing at the brushes/commutator could ignite fuel vapors
use air powered tools instead

23. Other Fire Hazards…
Oily, greasy or fuel soaked rags must be placed in the fire-proof rag container when you are finished using them!

24. Tripping & Slipping Hazards
sweep & mop shop floor as you work & at the end of the lab!
granular absorbent is to be used for large oil spills only
keep shop floor free of tripping hazards
storage of parts?
use the trunk of the vehicle for long-term projects

25.  Never look into the “business” end!
Compressed Air
do not use compressed air to clean off clothes & skin
at 4”, 40 PSI can rupture an eardrum, cause a brain hemorrhage or death
12psi can pop an eyeball from its socket
4psi in the mouth can rupture a lung or intestine
compressed air entering a small wound on the hand has been known to inflate the arm to the size of a grapefruit
air entering the belly button through a layer of clothing can rupture the intestines
 Never look into the “business” end!
 Never point it towards your body!

26. Eye Wash Station
know where it is & how to use it?

27. Parking Vehicles in Automotive Shops
automatic transmission: in park
manual transmission: in neutral (and the park brake applied)
many people park their own cars in 1st gear or reverse
What do you suppose could happen if a car is parked in gear while in a high school auto shop???

28. Moving vehicles in the shop
Who will move vehicles in your high school shop?
N class liscence minumum
Lock-out procedures for cars with inoperative brakes, steering etc.?
options:
lock up the key in office
disconnect the battery – is this fool-proof?
place a “do not start” sign on the steering wheel

29. MSDS
yellow binder outside the auto shop office