LUBE Mobile

THE MOBILE MECHANICS 

 

SAFETY STANDARDS   PROCEDURE

 

Steering Wheel Cover 

 

There has been a dramatic increase in reported incidents where the wheel nuts on client’s vehicles have been left loose.

 

Leaving wheel nuts loose, puts our clients, their family, and the general public, in a highly dangerous situation. If the wheel comes off, it could cause a serious accident, or could hit someone.  

 

We have investigated these incidents, and found in the majority of cases our technicians have been interrupted, either by the client, a mobile phone, or a passer by. Another cause we found is the use of rattle guns.

 

In an effort to eliminate the risk from rattle guns, we have previously advised you to double check the wheel nuts with a breaker bar or tension wrench. Most Lube Mobile employees’ have a system to remind them the wheel nuts are loose (Like leaving the breaker bar out as a reminder.)

 

In a further effort to stop these incidents occurring, we have designed a Steering Wheel cover, as a reminder to tighten the wheel nuts. It has printed on the front, “VEHICLE UNSAFE DO NOT DRIVE” and has 2 pockets, 1 for your Safety Glasses and the other for your Safety Gloves,

 

The procedure to be followed is:-

 

  • After the original test drive of the vehicle (if able to be test driven) place the cover on the customers’ steering wheel.

 

  • This procedure must be followed on every job we do

 

  • Remove your safety gloves and glasses from steering wheel cover, and put them on.

  

  • Identify any hazards, as per Lube Mobile job procedures, and then proceed to work on the vehicle.

 

  • When the job is completed, and you sit in the car to complete the final test drive, the cover will remind you

 

“Have I checked that the Wheel nuts have been tightened?”

 

  • Place your safety glasses and gloves in the pockets, remove the cover, and then proceed to test drive the vehicle.

 

This steering wheel cover will also prevent customers from driving the vehicle, should they attempt to, before the job is completed. Recently an incident occurred when a client got in the vehicle, and tried to drive it before the job was complete, and had an accident.

 

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Version 1                                                                                   01/06/08