Important: Always read and follow operating instructions. • 3
Safety Notices and Decals
Failure to follow danger, warning, and cau-
tion instructions may lead to serious per-
sonal injury or death to operator or bystander
or damage to property. Do not operate this
machine until you read and understand all
the dangers, warnings and cautions in this
manual. For additional copies of either, or
further information, contact:
Hennessy Industries, Inc.
1601 JP Hennessy Drive
LaVergne, TN 37086
(615) 641-7533 or (800) 688-6359
www.baselinegarage.com
For additional information contact:
Rubber Manufacturers Association
1400 K Street N. W., Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 682-4800
www.rma.org
Tire Guides, Inc.
The Tire Information Center
1101-6 South Rogers Circle
Boca Raton, FL 33487-2795
(561) 997-9229
www.tireguides.com
Do It Now!
Make sure the instruction and warning decal
is clean and clearly visible to operator.
Remember R.I.M.
Three Simple Steps To Help Keep Shops Safe
R.I.M. is a training program developed by Hennessy
Industries to help keep tire technicians safe. By fol-
lowing the basic principles of R.I.M., technicians can
avoid situations that can cause catastrophic accidents
like tire explosions.
R.I.M. stands for read, inspect, and mount:
Read the tire size on a new tire before mounting to
make sure it is the proper size for the wheel.
Inspect the wheel for cracks, rust, and or other dam-
age that could cause an unsafe situation.
Mount the tire safely, making sure not to put any part
of your body over the tire during inflation.
The most serious of possible accidents is a tire explo-
sion. This is often caused by a tire/rim mismatch.
If a tire explodes on a tire changer, pressure causes it
to fly straight up at tremendous speed. If a technician
is standing over the tire, he can be seriously injured
or killed.
READ INSPECT MOUNT
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