The document discusses tyre safety and the responsibilities of different parties in ensuring safe tyre use and maintenance. It notes that tyres store a large amount of energy and can cause serious injury if not properly handled and maintained. It emphasizes that safety is a shared responsibility across the entire supply chain, from manufacturers to end users. It highlights proper inspection, inflation, and monitoring of tyres as key ways to mitigate risks and ensure safety.

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Do you ASSuMe
your tyres are
“ok”?

3. A tyre has a large amount of stored
energy.
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SAFETY & TYRES
If not handled with respect a tyre
mishap can result in
serious and or fatal injury

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HAZARD
RECOGNITION

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HAZARD
RECOGNITION

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RISK MANAGEMENT
Image courtesy Francis and Robinson (2010)
Duty of care is essentially a ‘positive duty’
The legal perspective is that agencies will require evidence that all reasonable precautions were in place to
prevent or mitigate risk in an event.
If something was to go astray, how would you demonstrate that there are precautions in place to mitigate the risk?
The methods of which risks are mitigated are not
prescribed, the responsibility rests with the PCBU.
http://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/law-and-
policy/employer-and-business-
obligations/definitions-of-pcbus-and-workers

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CHAIN of RESPONSIBILITY
Image courtesy Logistics Bureau Group

9. • Control or influence = liability
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CHAIN of RESPONSIBILITY
• Road safety is a shared responsibility
• Safety obligations cannot be
abrogated
Every party in the chain has
responsibility

10. • consignee & consignor
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• first and last point of contact
• most critical single component
Tyres on a vehicle are the
CHAIN of RESPONSIBILITY

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CHAIN of RESPONSIBILITY
“all the forces needed to both support and
guide a vehicle ultimately arise in the area of
contact between the tyre and the roadway.
These forces are generated at the road surface
in response to the deformation of the tyre
structure.”
Performance Based Standards (PBS)
state a tyre’s safety critical function succinctly

12. WHEEL END CHALLENGES
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The top breakdown reason for transport
businesses operating in New South Wales is the
battery, a new study by roadside assistance
specialist NRMA Business Motoring has found.
What’s the downtime
from your tyres?
According to the study, conducted in collaboration
with Prime Mover magazine, transmission
problems also rank high as a breakdown cause,
while substantial engine work is much less
common.
“Wheel and tyre issues are a key breakdown
cause, followed by electrical faults and defects of
the diesel fuel system,” said Matthew Beattie,
Head of NRMA Business Motoring.

13. WHEEL END CHALLENGES
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An APD cruiser is parked next to a set of double
wheels that police said were separated from a
semitrailer truck and struck a pedestrian on
Interstate 40 near Coors on Monday. The
pedestrian died. (Greg Sorber/Journal)
ALBUQUERQUE NEWS January 2016
Police said a mechanical failure caused the set
of dual tires, along with the wheels, to separate
from the trailer while the truck was traveling
westbound. The pedestrian was traveling east
on the shoulder and was struck by the tires.
Police are still investigating the accident.
A set of dual tires separated from the trailer of a
semi truck and struck and killed a pedestrian on
Interstate 40 near Albuquerque, N.M., according
to local media.

14. They accurately record & reflect the
maintenance & operational
philosophies of an operation
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CHAIN of RESPONSIBILITY
Worn tyres are messengers

15. • Overload / under inflation destroys tyres
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INDICATIONS TYRES PROVIDE
• Even axle camber can be identified by tyre pressures
• Dragging brakes; increase tyre pressures
• Bearings; 5 psi pressure difference between duals
reduces bearing life by 10% (BPW)
• Alignment; axles & trailers

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HOW DOES
A TYRE
TELL YOU
WHATS
WRONG?

17. RESULTS OF UNDER
INFLATION
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Photo Courtesy of Michelin
Braking efficiencies
steering
Tyre life VEHICLE SAFETY!

18. VISUAL OBSERVATION
OF TYRE PRESSURES
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120 psi 110 psi 100 psi 90 psi 80 psi 70 psi 60 psi
“I can tell when my tyres are under pressure.”

19. RESULTS OF UNDER
INFLATION
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“I can tell when my tyres are under pressure.”

20. WON’T HAPPEN TO ME
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21. TYRE PRESSURE
MONITORING SYSTEMS
(TPMS)
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mandated in
USA from 2008
European Union 2012
Korea & Taiwan 2013
China 2014
TPMS is recognised as a legitimate road safety tool but it is
also a great tool for tyre management
Real time tyre pressures will increase vehicle safety &
provide positive economic returns.

22. TPMS data
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90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
Pressure(PSI)
Reading Date
Pressure Chart
Pos 1
Pos 2
27/11/2014 8:58 122 60 112 10 109%
27/11/2014 9:13 122 60 112 10 109%
27/11/2014 9:28 94 60 <12.5% 112 9 84%
27/11/2014 9:43 18 60 <25% 112 9 16%
27/11/2014 11:14 122 60 112 9 109%
27/11/2014 11:29 124 60 112 10 111%

23. CATASTROPHIC TYRE FAILURES
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Challenges like this you don’t need, the people and the towdy were all good, got to thank good
seats and seat belts I’d think

24. TYRES AS A TEAM
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25. Monitor Measure
Maintain Manage
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A steer tyre failure? A
drivers worst nightmare!
What’s the hazard of a flat tyre
on the side of the road
Monitor tyres pressures from
the drivers seat
TPMS, a positive safety device
THE 4M RULE

26. Be aware of your Surroundings
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Its not just tyres that are hazardous

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How strong is your CHAIN?
Recognised Standard 13
Tyre, Wheel and Rim Management
Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999
November 2016 QUEENSLAND
Tyre Safety for earth-moving machinery on Western Australian mining operations
Resources Safety, Department of Mines and Petroleum, Western Australia. 2015.
MIAC
Available Resources;
Michelin global tyre Use and Maintenance guide 2017.
http://ebooks.michelin.com/UMguide/

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