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Shop safety rules that actually get followed

Every shop has rules. Most have them on a faded poster nobody reads. The rules only work if the newest tech knows them by the end of day one, in a language they read.

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In short: Core shop safety rules cover PPE in the bay, lift points and safe lifting, fluid and waste handling, tool and equipment use, fire and hot work, and what to do when someone's hurt. They should be short, posted where the work happens, and delivered to every new tech in their language with a confirmation.

The rules

Safety glasses in the bay, always. Lift on the pinch welds, shake it before it goes up, never work under an unsupported vehicle. Used oil in the used oil container, labeled; oily rags in the covered can; nothing down the floor drain. Guards on tools. No hot work near fuel or solvents. Know the extinguisher, the eyewash, the first aid kit.

Why the poster fails

A poster is one language, one place, and invisible after a week. A rule that lives on the tech's phone, in their language, one step at a time at the station, gets read — and you know it was read.

New tech, day one

Before they lift a vehicle or open a fluid: the rules, in their language, confirmed. Not a walkthrough while the shop is slammed. Two minutes on their phone before they touch anything.

How it works

  1. Talk it in. Walk through the job out loud, in whatever language you think in.
  2. Get a clear routine. Tiendo structures it into steps, safety notes and checkpoints, then translates it into your team's language — numbers and times kept exact.
  3. Your team reads and confirms. Post a QR code or hand a new hire one link. They read it on their phone and tap "read and understood."
One routine, every language your team speaks: EspañolKreyòlTiếng ViệtالعربيةPolski中文

Questions operators ask

What are basic shop safety rules?
Eye protection in the bay, correct lift points and never working under an unsupported vehicle, proper handling and labeling of fluids and waste, guards on tools, no hot work near flammables, and knowing where emergency equipment is.
How do I get new techs to actually follow shop rules?
Deliver the rules on their phone in the language they read before their first job in the bay, and have them confirm. A confirmed routine beats a poster.
Do shop safety rules need to be in Spanish?
If your techs read Spanish, yes — safety instruction is expected to reach workers in a language they understand.
What's the most common shop injury?
Eye injuries, hand injuries and injuries from vehicles falling or shifting on lifts are all common, and all preventable by rules that were actually followed.

Rules on the tech's phone, not a poster.

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