toolbox talk - vehicle inspections...this vehicle inspections introduction: you don’t have to be a...
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VehicleInspections
Introduction:
Youdon’thavetobeaDOTtruckdrivertodoaninspectiononavehicle.Infact,ourworkandpersonalvehiclesshouldbeinspectedinsomewayeverytimeweusethem.Approachthevehiclefromtheoppositesideyou’denterfromandwalkinacircle,endingatyourdriver’sdoor.There’sareasonforthis–fromasafetyperspective,ifsomeonewashidingandplannedtodoyouharm,you’dseethem.Secondly,you’llbelookingatitemsyoumightmissifyoujustheadstraightforthedriver’sdoorandgetin.Herearesomegoodpractices-
DiscussionPoints:
• Approachfromtheoppositesideandmakeacirclearoundthevehicle.
• Checkyourwheelwells,underneaththevehicle,andinsidebeforeentering.
• Crouchslightlytolookthroughthevehicle’sglasstoinspectforchipsorcracks.
• Checkyourtiresclosely,lookingforobjectsstuckinthetires,orstrangewearpatterns.
• Checkyourlicenseplateandsafetyinspectionexpirationdates.
Discussion:
Makesureyoualsocheckyouroil,coolantlevel,powersteeringfluid,windshieldwasherfluid,andfuellevel.Otherthingstocheckthatyoumaynotreadilyconsiderareyourvehicleinsuranceexpiration,anypermitsyouneedforyourvehicle,andyourlightsandsignals.
Onapersonallevel,yourvehicleisyoursecond-largestinvestmentnexttoyourhome,andatwork,yourvehiclemakesyourjobfunctionlikeitshould.Becareful,maketheseinspectionsintoaregularpractice,andpassonyournewhabittocoworkers,family,andfriends.
Asalways,besafeoutthere!
November 5, 2018