Information
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Document No.
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Audit Title
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Client / Site
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Conducted on
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Johann Boshoff & Rickus Jansen van Vuuren
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Location
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Personnel
1. Workshop Facilities.
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1. Suitable concrete pad available?
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2. Air supply suitable?
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3. General housekeeping conditions?
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4. Workshop walkways demarcated?
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5. Tyre and rim "consumables" properly stored?
2. Equipment.
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1. Suitable Safety Stands are available?
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2. Safety Stand capacities are readily identifiable?
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3. A system to test Safety Stands is in place?
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4. Safety Stands are uniquely identifiable by suitable means?
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5. Wheel components suitably stored and identifiable?
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6. Tyre Handler suitable for task?
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7. Tyre Handler is fitted with a fallback stop on the lift arm?
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8. Tyre Handler is fitted with a load indicator or load chart?
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9. Safety inflation cage is available and suitable for task?
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10. Air line safety clips are used on correct air hose fittings used?
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11. Air lines are in safe condition?
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12. Lifting equipment is suitable for task and is in safe working condition?
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13. Electrical equipment tagging system is in place?
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14. Fastening / unfastening equipment is suitable for task and in safe condition?
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15. Light vehicle tyre stripping and bead breaking equipment suitable for task?
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16. Earthmover tyre stripping and bead breaking equipment suitable for task?
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17. Confirm no hard head hammers in workshop?
3. Training and Competency system.
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1. Drivers licenses for all vehicles are controlled?
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2. Relevant personnel are assessed as competent to operate the Tyre Handler?
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3. Minimum competencies for tyre fitters identified?
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4. Training matrix exists and is maintained?
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5. Training program exists and is implemented?
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6. Suitable training material / resources available?
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7. Program includes practical assessment of competencies?
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8. Tyre fitting competencies are assessed by a suitable assessor?
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9. Training includes hazard identification and assessment?
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10. The training program is appropriate for tyre fitters?
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11. Training includes hazards associated with tyres and rims?
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12. Authority to assemble / disassemble tyres and rims are clearly defined and implemented?
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13. Training and evaluation system to ensure contractors performing tyre and rim tasks are competent?
4. Maintenance.
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1. Fire fighting equipment is available, accessible and in good order?
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2. Rim life tracking is in place?
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3. Rim crack testing performed?
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4. Rim crack testing is performed by a suitable qualified person?
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5. Rim repairs are conducted by competent persons?
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6. Workshop inspections performed?
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7. Pre-start checks are performed?
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8. Tyre inflation pressure maintenance and monitoring program is in place?
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9. A policy for re-inflating under inflated tyres is in place? (No if pressure <80%)
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10. Is a tyre repair program (internal or external) in place?
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11. Tyre repair procedure available and applied?
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12. Repair criteria for injuries are specified?
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13. Repair materials and cure for injury specified?
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14. Repair materials are within shelf life?
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15. Repair material is correctly stored?
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16. Tyres with Major repairs are specified?
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17. System in place to ensure haul roads are correctly designed and maintained?
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18. Master pressure gauge is available and in calibration?
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19. Hand held pressure gauges are regularly checked?
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20. Torque equipment is within the calibration period?
5. Work Methods.
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1. Safe Work Procedures are readily available to tyre fitters?
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2. Safe Work Procedures are suitable and appropriate for use by tyre fitters?
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3. Pre-task hazard inspections (Take 5's / Personal Risk Assessment) are performed?
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4. Risk assessments are performed (e.g. JSA/JHA) for infrequent / non-standard tasks?
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5. Vehicles are correctly immobilized (chocked) before jacking?
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6. Vehicles is correctly tagged / locked out before work commences?
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7. Safety stands are used in conjunction with hydraulic lifting equipment?
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8. Tyre and rim components are cleaned and inspected before assembly?
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9. Inspection is performed to ensure no foreign objects inside tyre cavity?
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10. EM wheels are fitted and removed according to procedure?
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11. Inflation pressure not to exceed 140 KPa while fitting wheel assemblies?
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12. Rear dual wheels are matched within specified tolerance?
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13. Repaired tyre fitment policy in place? (No front fitment of MR. Only one per dual set.)
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14. EM tyres are mounted and demounted according to procedure?
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15. Rim stand used when performing horizontal mounting and demounting of tyres?
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16. All tyres, including both in a dual assembly, deflated to 35 KPa before removing wheels?
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17. Inflation "line of fire" demarcated and implemented during inflation?
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18. A restricted area is set up to prevent access by persons not associated with task?
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19. Tyre pressures are specified for all vehicles?
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20. EM tyres are inflated with a remote inflation device?
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21. Inflation not to exceed 35 KPa until lock ring is seated?
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22. LV tyres are inflated inside a safety cage?
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23. Valve cores are removed (in a safe manor) during inflation?
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24. Deflation muffling system used?
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25. Lock ring is removed with tyre levers, not fingers?
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26. A system to torque and re-torque wheel fasteners is in place?
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27. Wheel torque settings are specified for all vehicles?
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28. Tyre and rim inspections and rejection is specified?
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29. The locking bar is engaged before jacking articulated vehicles?
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30. Procedure for the installation and maintenance of tyre chains implemented?
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31. A program to monitor chain wear and damage is in place?
6. Safety Awareness and Risk Assessments.
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1. Safety meetings are held regularly?
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2. Toolbox meetings are held regularly?
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3. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are available?
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4. Safety is promoted through posters, incident notices, instructions, policies?
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5. Hazards are identified for job tasks by performing risk analysis (JSA/JHA/JHEA)?
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6. Safety plan identifies tyres as a hazard?
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7. Suitable PPE is supplied and worn?
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8. Tyre awareness training is delivered to management, planners and stores personnel?
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9. Tyre awareness training is delivered to rubber wheeled vehicle operators?
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<br>10. Are tyre fitting hazards and risks regularly reinforced?
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11. Has the risk been identified for crushing?
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12. Has the risk been identified for sudden ejection of parts?
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13. Has the risk been identified for tyre explosions?
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14. Has the risk been identified for tyre fires?
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15. Has the risk been identified for truck electrification?
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16. Has the risk been identified for tyre failure in a critical situation?
7. Purchasing.
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1. Technical specification for tyre and rim components are determined and approved?
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2. Is there a documented process for determining the correct tyre selection?
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3. Planned duty of tyres are properly considered? (load/studies and TKPH used)
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4. Changes to specifications and applications are suitably controlled?
8. Handling and Storing.
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1. Tyre storage area is located away from traffic and the proximity of oils and grease?
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2. Tyre storage area demarcated on level ground and tyres are safely stacked?
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3. Tyres stacked horizontally are less than 3 meters high?
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4. Tyres and rims are stored safely so that they cannot roll or fall?
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5. Chains are adequately stored to reduce risk of injury or equipment damage?
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6. Lubricants are adequately stored to reduce risk of injury or equipment damage?
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7. Tyre and rim components are stored by type and comparability?
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8. Two-piece tyres are stored to prevent dirt entering between the tread and casing?
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9. System to inspect and verify that tyres and rims received are correct and fit for use?
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10. Serial numbers and dates received are recorded for all EM tyres and rims?
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11. A weight chart for separate and combined wheel assemblies is available in load area?
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12. Slings and other lifting devices are tagged and clearly indicated?
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13. Tyre handling equipment is annually inspected / certified?
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14. OTR multi piece wheels are stored with Max inflation pressure of 140 KPa?
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15. Defective components are effectively prevented from being used in error?
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16. Volume of stored scrap tyres within limits? (200 square meters x 3m high.)
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17. Tyre disposal policy / procedures in place?
9. Emergency Response.
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1. Tyre emergency procedures (fire, electrification) are in place?
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2. Are water carts used to manage tyre fires?
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3. Are water carts suitably equipped for fighting tyre fires?
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4. Emergency personnel are competent to respond to tyre and rim incidents?
10. Record Keeping.
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1. Tyre life is recorded?
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2. Rims are uniquely identifiable?
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3. Rim life is recorded?
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4. Periodic rim inspections / crack testing is recorded?
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5. Calibration records maintained?
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6. Training and competency records maintained for tyre fitting employees?
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7. Training and competency records maintained for tyre fitting contractors?
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8. Minutes of safety and toolbox meetings are maintained?
11. Tyre Management.
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1. Has a person been designated to approve tyre technical specifications?
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2. Are load studies regularly performed?
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3. Are heat studies regularly performed?
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4. Are TKPH studies regularly performed?
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5. TKPH monitoring system in place?
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6. Are tyre pressures adjusted to compensate for temperature during hot pressure checks?
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7. Is tyre life monitored?
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8. Are tyre failure modes monitored?
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9. Is a performance based warranty system in place?
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10. Is a material and workmanship warranty system in place?
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11. Are periodic tyre statistic reports issued?
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12. Are performance of brands and specifications within brands analyzed?
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13. Is axle bias removed when comparing between brands / specifications?
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14. Are tyre and rim component stocks monitored?
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15. Are objectives in contract spec plan being met?
