Workplace health, safety and wellbeing for Tyre Service Centres: looking after backs, hands and hearing
Tyre work is rough on backs, hands and ears. Small habits and a few changes in the bay can keep fitters at work longer and reduce sudden absence.
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A fitter lifts, turns and mounts wheels dozens of times in a shift. Compressed air, machine arms, wheel weights and hot brakes add other risks. Injuries are often minor but frequent, and they lead to days off, slow work and, in time, a fitter who leaves for lighter work. Newcomers learn from whoever is nearby, including shortcuts.
Good practice here is plain and visible. It teaches how to lift, turn and move wheels, how to use each machine, what to wear and what to do when something goes wrong. Supervisors back it even when the queue is long. Wellbeing adds attention to rest, water in the heat and a chance to speak up about pain before it becomes a problem.
How to set it up
1. Observe the work for a day
Watch what fitters do hour by hour, and note the lifts, awkward positions and machine steps. Ask them which tasks hurt. Their answers guide the rest.
2. Teach and repeat safe habits
Show lifting, turning and mounting with the correct posture, and use trolleys and lifts where possible. Repeat in short talks every month, not once at joining.
3. Set machine and air line rules
Name who may use each machine, what is checked before each use and how faults are reported. Display the rules by the machine in simple words.
4. Provide the right kit and keep it in use
Gloves, shoes and ear protection should be available and used. Supervisors lead by wearing them and by making the use routine.
5. Plan rest and listen for pain
Rotate tasks, schedule breaks and water in hot months, and invite early reports of pain or strain. Review absences for patterns by task or by branch, using reporting from your records.
Check these first
Before changing anything, find out what is true today. These take an afternoon and use your own records.
- Ask fitters which jobs leave them most tired.
- Check whether gloves and shoes are worn on a busy afternoon.
- See how many minor injuries were recorded last month.
- Ask a newcomer who taught him to lift and how.
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Questions owners ask
Speak to him, find the reason, such as comfort or fit, and fix it where possible. Repeated refusal is a conduct matter for your discipline process. Supervisors must wear the kit themselves.
A short written set of rules for each machine and task is enough to start. Confirm what the law requires of your premises with a qualified professional, and then turn it into plain steps.
Use trolleys and lifts, teach posture, rotate heavy tasks and avoid long runs of lifting without a break. Ask fitters for ideas, because they know what works at the bay.