PREVOST X3-45 Multiplex User Manual

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OSHA Regulations
OSHA Regulations
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Sec. 1910.177 Servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels.
(a) Scope
(1) This section applies to the servicing of multi-piece and single piece rim wheels used on large
vehicles such as trucks, tractors, trailers, buses and off-road machines. It does not apply to the
servicing of rim wheels used on automobiles, or on pickup trucks and vans utilizing automo-
bile tires or truck tires designated “LT”.
(2) This section does not apply to employers and places of employment regulated under the
Construction Safety Standards, 29 CFR part 1926; the Agriculture Standards, 29 CFR part
1928; the Shipyard Standards, 29 CFR part 1915; or the Longshoring Standards, 29 CFR part
1918.
(3) All provisions of this section apply to the servicing of both single piece rim wheels and multi-
piece rim wheels unless designated otherwise.
(b) Definitions
Barrier means a fence, wall or other structure or object placed between a single piece rim wheel
and an employee during tire inflation, to contain the rim wheel components
in the event of the sudden release of the contained air of the single piece rim wheel.
Charts means the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration pub-
lications entitled “Demounting and Mounting Procedures for Truck/Bus Tires” and “Multi-piece
Rim Matching Chart,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) publications
entitled “Demounting and Mounting Procedures Truck/Bus Tires” and “Multi-piece Rim Matching
Chart,” or any other poster which contains at least the same instructions, safety precautions and
other information contained in the charts that is applicable to the types of wheels being serviced.
Installing a rim wheel means the transfer and attachment of an assembled rim wheel onto a vehicle
axle hub. Removing means the opposite of installing.
Mounting a tire means the assembly or putting together of the wheel and tire components to form a
rim wheel, including inflation. Demounting means the opposite of mounting.
Multi-piece rim wheel means the assemblage of a multi-piece wheel with the tire tube and other
components.
Multi-piece wheel means a vehicle wheel consisting of two or more parts, one of which is a side
or locking ring designed to hold the tire on the wheel by interlocking components when the tire is
inflated.
Restraining device means an apparatus such as a cage, rack, assemblage of bars
and other components that will constrain all rim wheel components during an explosive separation
of a multi-piece rim wheel, or during the sudden release of the contained air of a single piece rim
wheel.
Rim manual means a publication containing instructions from the manufacturer or other qualified
organization for correct mounting, demounting, maintenance, and safety precautions peculiar to
the type of wheel being serviced.
Rim wheel means an assemblage of tire, tube and liner (where appropriate), and wheel
components.
Service or servicing means the mounting and demounting of rim wheels, and related activities
such as inflating, deflating, installing, removing, and handling.
Service area means that part of an employer's premises used for the servicing of rim wheels, or
any other place where an employee services rim wheels.

PREVOST X3-45 Multiplex Specifications

General

Length	45 ft
Width	102 in
Engine	Volvo D13
Horsepower	500 hp
GVWR	54, 000 lbs
Height	146 in
Sleeping Capacity	Varies based on floor plan
Water Capacity	Varies based on floor plan