Tyre shops are busier and more hazardous than they look. Vehicles move in and out constantly, staff work at ground level around raised and moving cars, and customers often walk through the workshop without realising the risks. Add a forklift or tyre handling equipment into the mix and the potential for a serious incident is real.
Verge Safety Barriers works with tyre and automotive service businesses across Australia to put the right physical controls in place. Separating customers from the workshop, protecting staff from vehicle movement, and keeping the business on the right side of its WHS obligations.
Tyre repair shops typically operate in compact spaces where the boundary between the customer area and the working workshop is unclear or non-existent. Staff crouch beside vehicles, often with their back to traffic lanes. Customers wander in from the waiting area. Vehicles are driven on and off hoists, and forklifts or pallet jacks move heavy tyre stock through the same space.
Australian WHS legislation requires businesses to identify and control these hazards. Physical barriers are a straightforward, permanent control. They define where vehicles go, where customers can and can’t be, and where staff are protected while they work. They also demonstrate to WorkSafe inspectors that the business has taken its duty of care seriously.
For tyre shops operating in drive-through or drive-in formats, the vehicle path through the workshop is a particular concern. Customers who don’t know the site, vehicles with poor turning visibility, and staff focused on the job. These are the conditions where incidents happen.
Barriers between service bays keep forklifts, trolleys, and moving vehicles out of the work zone, protecting technicians who are often crouched at ground level with their back to traffic.
A physical barrier between the reception area and the live service floor keeps customers out of harm's way and makes your duty of care visible and documentable.
Rack protection and bollards around tyre storage bays prevent vehicle and trolley impact, reduce the risk of racking collapse, and keep the area safe for staff accessing inventory.
Bollards and barriers along the forecourt guide vehicles along the correct path, prevent overruns into pedestrian areas, and protect building facades and equipment at the site perimeter.
Bollards and barriers around compressors, balancing machines, and inflation equipment create a protected zone that prevents accidental vehicle contact during busy service periods.
Column protectors and wall guards absorb the repeated low-speed impacts that are inevitable in compact workshop environments, preventing cumulative structural damage and reducing repair costs over time.
Pinnacle Hardware’s high-volume warehouse had a pedestrian walkway running directly through a busy pick-and-pack area, with no physical separation between workers on foot and forklift traffic. Verge carried out a site audit and installed approximately 120 linear metres of HD Barrier, 100 linear metres of ECO-Rail, and 18 pedestrian gates to create a fully segregated traffic management system. The result was a safer, more efficient facility with defined pedestrian routes, reduced collision risk, and a consistent branded finish throughout.
All Verge products are manufactured at our Glendenning, NSW facility. Local manufacturing means faster lead times and products designed specifically for Australian compliance requirements, not imported solutions built for different standards.
Tyre shops deal with constant vehicle movement in tight spaces. Verge barriers and bollards are engineered to handle repeated low-speed vehicle contact without failing, exactly the kind of wear a busy workshop produces day after day.
Our products are designed to meet Australian Work Health and Safety standards. Installing physical separation between customers and the workshop is one of the most documentable hazard controls you can put in place, and one WorkSafe inspectors look for.
A tyre shop is one of the few workplaces where untrained members of the public regularly enter a live vehicle servicing area. Barriers make the separation obvious, reduce liability, and give customers confidence the business takes safety seriously.
Every tyre shop has a different layout, whether drive-through bays, a single workshop, or a forecourt setup. Whatever your configuration, Verge can help you identify the hazards and put the right barriers in place.
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