Health and Safety Guide for Auto and Home Supply Stores

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A guide was developed to provide a safe and healthful workplace for auto and home supply stores by describing safe practices and helping to correct some of the more frequently encountered violations of the safety and health standards in industry. A general philosophy for health and safety compliance was provided among with suggestions for employee training, carbon-monoxide (630080) exposure levels, safe operation of power tools, tire changing and repair, hydraulic vehicle lift, battery charging, hazards of the ramp area and pump islands, and tow truck operation. Frequently violated regulations dealt with walking and working surfaces, fixed and portable ladders, fixed industrial stairs, standard railing and toeboard, exit and exit markings, hazardous materials, personal protective equipment, medical and first aid, fire protection, compressed air equipment, materials handling and storage, machinery guarding, hand and portable powered tools, compressed gas and welding equipment, and electrical hazards. Also included in the booklet were instructions on how to lift safely, fire extinguishers, regional offices of NIOSH and OSHA, information sources, and checklists. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Hazardous Substances Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Automobile-repair-shops Industrial-health-programs Industrial-safety Occupational-health-programs Occupational-safety-programs Safety-measures Safety-practices Toxic-gases
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet or Booklet
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DTS - Division of Technical Services
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-88
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00184112
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB83-178210
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 76-113, 1975 Nov; :1-88
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d855c48aec6a94bb93680b7f70c9e31514e7bb5b11139e6c1e166374061271289eefb1fb1e26f1f0f76cb321b51ff587fde5d4f2a417e9004109761cacfebcc9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209544/cdc_209544_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.33 MB ]