Health and safety in motor vehicle repair and associated industries

Figure 3 Rolling road
Figure 4 Brake-cleaning
equipment
workshop floor as part
of an MOT test station,
while high-speed facilities
are usually in dedicated
rooms (see Figure 3).
14 Serious injuries
have been caused by
operators trying to make
adjustments or repairs
to vehicles on rolling
roads. Restrict use of all
rolling roads to trained
and competent operators
and prevent unauthorised
access to areas where
testing is carried out.
15 It is important to
take precautions when
working with this type of
equipment:
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Fit hold-to-run
controls for braketesting
equipment
(and ensure they
work).
Fit guards at the
sides of rollers where
access can’t be
prevented.
When it is not in use,
isolate brake-testing
equipment from the
mains and place
cover plates over the
rollers.
Maintain the grip of
the running surfaces
of the brake tester
to reduce the need to dry tyres and test surfaces. Do not try to dry them while
they are in motion or carry out other testing or adjustments on the vehicle while
the rolling road is moving.
Where brake-testing equipment is sited over a pit, people should be prevented
from entering the pit while a test is running.
16 Some manufacturers have developed rolling brake-testing equipment (where
the road wheels typically run at less than 5 km/h) that will also perform high-speed
operations such as tachograph calibration (typically over 50 km/h). Before installing
such dual-purpose equipment into existing rolling brake-testing installations, do an
assessment to identify additional precautions for protecting against risks from highspeed
running, such as:
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protecting against material being ejected from tyres;
segregation of the area and preventing access to people in the vicinity;
entry and exit routes of vehicles under test;
exposure to noise and exhaust emissions.
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