Labor & Industries (L&I), Washington State

Split (Multipiece) Rim and Single-Piece Rim Wheels Chapter 296-864, WAC

Effective Date: 02/01/05

WAC 296-864-600 Employee Training

For printing

Your responsibility:

To train employees to service split rim and single-piece rim wheels

You must

Train employees who service rim wheels	WAC 296-864-60005
Make sure employees demonstrate and retain the ability to service rim wheels safely	WAC 296-864-60010

WAC 296-864-60005

Train employees who service rim wheels

You must

• Train all employees who service rim wheels.
• Make sure that employees don't service any rim wheel until they have been trained and instructed in:
• - Correct procedures of servicing the type of wheel being worked on
  and
• - The safe operating procedures described in:

  WAC 296-864-400, Service split rim wheels safely

  and

  WAC 296-864-500, Service single-piece rim wheels safely.

• Make sure the training program explains the hazards involved in servicing those rim wheels and the safety procedures to be followed.
• Make sure the training program includes, at a minimum, the applicable data from the:
• - Charts
• - Rim manuals
  and
• - Contents of this standard.

WAC 296-864-60010

Make sure employees demonstrate and retain the ability to service rim wheels safely

You must

• Make sure that each employee demonstrates the ability to service rim wheels safely, including performing the following tasks for the specified type of rim wheel in Table 6.

Table 6
Required Training Tasks

Required Task	Split Rim	Single-Piece Rim
Demounting and deflation of tires	X	X
Inspection and identification of the rim wheel components	X	X
Hazards of mixing 16" and 16.5" tires and rims		X
Mounting of tires	X	X
Inflation of tires with a restraining device or other safeguard required by this section	X	X
Use of the restraining device or barrier, and other equipment required by this section	X	X
Handling of rim wheels	X	X
Inflation of the tire when a rim wheel is mounted on a vehicle		X
The hazards associated with standing in front of a split rim or single-piece rim wheel: - During inflation of the tire - During inspection of the rim wheel following inflation and - Installation and removal of rim wheels	X	X

 

You must

• Make sure any employee that's unable to read the charts or rim manual is effectively trained on their contents.
• Evaluate each employee's ability to perform these tasks and to service rim wheels safely.
• Provide additional training as necessary to make sure that each employee maintains his or her proficiency.

Helpful Tool: Training checklist The optional training checklist can help you monitor the training status of your employees. You can find this checklist in the Resources section of this chapter.