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Safety Quiz – Tire Changing Machine

1. The personal protective equipment to wear when using a tire machine includes

__________________________ and ________________________.

1. List 3 safety precautions that must be followed when using any pneumatic (air) controlled or

operated device.

_____________________,________________________,___________________________.

2. How can a tire seriously injure someone who is working on it?

_________________________________________________________________________.

3. When using the tire machine to break the bead of the tire away from the rim, the machine

provides a force of ______________psi on the bead.

4. List 3 “pinch points” that are capable of inflicting injury if the machine is used incorrectly.

These are:

• __________________________________________________________________.

5. Several precautions are necessary to protect the tire and rim from being damaged during

removal or installation. Two of these include ________________________________ and

_____________________________.

6. Describe how the “drop centre” of a rim is important in tire installation.

____________________________________________________________________.

7. The maximum inflation pressure for the tire you are working on is __________psi.

8. The size of the tire you are working on is P- _____________________________.

9. Over-inflation of the tire could result in _____________________ and _________________.

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