<p> SHELL Retail Philippines HSSE Flash Bulletin for Retailers</p><p>Rim Lock Hits Jeepney Driver on the Head while Inflating His Jeepney’s Tire</p><p>INCIDENT: Driver was hit on the head by his LEARNING: Inflation of tires with rim-locks (see picture above) jeepney’s rim lock while inflating his commonly used by heavy-duty vehicles like trucks, jeepney’s tire. RIM buses, delivery vans and public utility jeepneys, is LOCK recognized as a potentially hazardous activity. Tires and wheel assemblies are heavy objects which, when inflated, pose a risk of exploding and creating a high- speed projectile which has been known to seriously injure or kill anyone in its path.</p><p>Shell is introducing new safety measures to ensure everyone’s safety while using the tire inflators:</p><p>1. Avoid directly facing the tire when inflating. Use clip-on or extension hose to stay clear of inflating tires. 2. Tire inflators have been restricted to a maximum pressure of 45psi, to mitigate the risk of over-inflating the tires. 3. Pressurized air is used only for the inflation of vehicle tires. It must not be SUMMARY: used for inflating bicycle tires or blowing A jeepney driver was using the tire inflator of a dust off clothes/vehicles. service station. While pumping air to the tire, the rim lock popped out and hit him on the forehead. He later died from the fatal head injury.</p><p>HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?</p><p>1. The metal rim and the rim-lock of the jeep is badly rusted and corroded. The increase in tire pressure caused the rim-lock to pop out, creating a deadly high-speed projectile. </p><p>2. It cannot be ascertained if the driver over-inflated his tire, but the higher tire pressure on heavy-duty vehicles like jeepneys increased the likelihood of the rim-lock turning into a deadly high-speed projectile.</p><p>Written by: Paolo Sillona – Market Unit HSSE Manager PH&NPI PH LFIB#08 - 040708 SHELL Retail Philippines HSSE Flash Bulletin for Retailers</p><p>Rim Lock Hits Jeepney Driver on the Head while Inflating His Jeepney’s Tire</p><p>Shell is also installing safety signages at the free service area to remind tire inflator users of these new safety measures.</p><p>For further details, please contact your Retail Territory Manager or the HSSE Manager.</p><p>Written by: Paolo Sillona – Market Unit HSSE Manager PH&NPI PH LFIB#08 - 040708 </p>