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Important: Always read and follow operating instructions.
Safety Notices and Decals
WARNING
Failure to follow danger, warning, and caution
instructions may lead to serious personal
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 37086-3565
(615) 641-7533 or (800) 688-6359
www.coatsgarage.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
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 follow-
ing 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.
Hennessy’s R.I.M. program allows the technician to
avoid situations that can cause tire explosions and other
accidents. The full program, including training videos,
brochures, posters, and other materials, is available
from Coats distributors nationwide.
For more details, contact your Coats distributor or e-mail us.
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