Motor vehicle repair

Publications

Reducing ill health and accidents in motor vehicle repair

(256KB) pub 12/09

This leaflet is aimed at anyone involved in motor vehicle repair and maintenance. It covers the main causes of accidents and ill health and explains some of the precautions you can take to prevent them.

Checklist for safe mechanical repair and servicing (140KB) pub 09/10

This simple checklist will help you to prioritise your actions and ask the right questions when considering health and safety in motor vehicle repair. This checklist can also be found in the 'Reducing ill health and accidents in motor vehicle repair' leaflet.

Working safely under motor vehicles being repaired (404KB) pub 05/10

This leaflet is aimed at owners, managers and supervisors of motor vehicle repair facilities - it may also be useful to employees. This leaflet includes extracts from HSE inspectors' accident reports involving people working beneath vehicles in motor vehicle repair and how you can minimise the most serious risks.

Health and safety in motor vehicle repair and associated industries (4.26MB) pub 10/09

This guide is a one-stop-shop for safety in the MVR industry. The book covers specific health and safety issues faced by employers and the self-employed in vehicle maintenance and repair (including tyre, exhaust and windscreen replacement); body repair, refinishing and valeting; and the roadside recovery and repair of vehicles. It also covers topics that are common across the industry, such as working under vehicles; fire and explosion; noise and vibration; electrical safety; and organising health and safety.

Safety during tyre inflation in motor vehicle repair (964KB) pub 05/10

This leaflet deals specifically with the dangers during tyre inflation – advice on the other hazards can be found in 'Health and safety in motor vehicle repair and associated industries' (HSG261). See ‘Need to know more?’ at the end of the leaflet for details.

Working with icocyanate paints (320KB) pub 12/09

This leaflet is aimed at owners, managers and supervisors of vehicle bodyshops and may also be useful to employees. It explains the risks involved in using these types of paint and also shows how you can minimise the risks by taking the right precautions. This leaflet also contains a checklist that will help you prioritise the actions that you need to take.

Controlling isocyanate exposure in spray booths and spray rooms (440KB) pub 12/08

This guidance is aimed at owners and managers of bodyshops and will be of use to employees (particularly paint sprayers) as well as suppliers. It supplements other HSE guidance relating to protecting people’s health from isocyanate exposure in spray booths and rooms, and the statutory 14-monthly thorough examination and test carried out on spray booths and rooms.

Posters

Safe use of petrol in garages (68KB) pub 08/00

This poster contains a simple list of 'do's and don'ts' when handling petrol.

Safe working with LPG-fuelled vehicles (88KB) pub 11/03

This poster contains a list of 'do's and don'ts' when working with LPG fuelled vehicles.

Example Risk Assessments

The following risk assessments show how a small motor vehicle repair company / motor vehicle showroom might approach risk assessment within their work. These examples can be used as a guide when thinking about the hazards in your own business and the steps that you would need to take in order to control the risks.

Motor vehicle mechanical repair workshop (240KB) pub 10/10