TM 9-2610-200-14 D-2 APPENDIX D:  OSHA STANDARD 29 CFR 1910.177 (Con't) (vi) Inflation of the tire when a single piece rim wheel is mounted on a vehicle;   (vii) An understanding of the necessity of standing outside   the trajectory both during inflation of the tire and during inspection of the rim wheel following inflation; and   (viii) Installation and removal of rim wheels.   (3) The employer shall evaluate each employee's ability to   perform these tasks and to service rim wheels safely, and shall provide additional training as necessary to assure that each employee maintains his or her proficiency.   (d) Tire servicing equipment. (1) The employer shall furnish a restraining device for inflating tires on multi-piece wheels.   (2) The employer shall provide a restraining device or barrier for inflating tires on single piece wheels unless the rim wheel will be bolted onto a vehicle during inflation.   (3) Restraining devices and barriers shall comply with the fol-   lowing requirements:   (i) Each restraining device or barrier shall have the capacity to withstand the maximum force that would be transferred to it during a rim wheel separation occurring at 150 percent of the maximum tire specification pressure for the type of rim wheel being serviced.   (ii) Restraining devices and barriers shall be capable of pre- venting the rim wheel components from being thrown outside or beyond the device or barrier for any rim wheel positioned within or behind the device:   ii) Restraining devices and barriers shall be visually inspect- ed prior to each day's use and after any separation of the rim wheel components or sudden release of contained air. Any restraining device or barrier exhibiting damage such as the fol- lowing defects shall be immediately removed from service:   (A) Cracks at welds;   (B) Cracked or broken components;   (C) Bent or sprung components caused by mishandling, abuse, tire explosion or rim wheel separation;   (D) Pitting of components due to corrosion; or   (E) Other structural damage which would decrease its effec- tiveness.   (iv) Restraining devices or barriers removed from service   shall not be returned to service until they are repaired and rein- spected. Restraining devices or barriers requiring structural repair such as component replacement or rewelding shall not   be returned to service until they are certified by either the manufacturer or a Registered Professional Engineer as meeting the strength requirements of paragraph (d)(3)(i) of this section.   (4) The employer shall furnish and assure that an air line assembly consisting of the following components be used for inflating tires:   (i) A clip-on chuck;   (ii) An in-Iine valve with a pressure gauge or a presettable regulator; and (iii) A sufficient length of hose between the clip-on chuck and the in-Iine valve (if one is used) to allow the employee to stand outside the trajectory.   (5) Current charts or rim manuals containing instructions for the type of wheels being serviced shall be available in the service area.   (6) The employer shall furnish and assure that only tools recommended in the rim manual for the type of wheel being serviced are used to service rim wheels.   (e) Wheel component acceptability. (1) Multi-piece wheel components shall not be interchanged except as provided in the charts or in the applicable rim manual.   (2) Multi-piece wheel components and single piece wheels shall be inspected prior to assembly. Any wheel or wheel com- ponent which is bent out of shape, pitted from corrosion, bro- ken, or cracked shall not be used and shall be marked or tagged unserviceable and removed from the service area. Damaged or leaky valves shall be replaced.   (3) Rim flanges, rim gutters, rings, bead seating surfaces and the bead areas of tires shall be free of any dirt, surface rust, scale or loose or flaked rubber build-up prior to mounting and inflation.   (4) The size (bead diameter and tire/wheel widths) and type of both the tire and the wheel shall be checked for compatibility prior to assembly of the rim wheel.   (f) Safe operating procedure--multi-piece rim wheels. The employer shall establish a safe operating procedure for servicing multi-piece rim wheels and shall assure that employees are instructed in and follow that procedure. The procedure shall include at least the following elements:   (1) 1ires shall be completely deflated before demounting by removal of the valve core.   (2) 1ires shall be completely deflated by removing the valve core before a rim wheel is removed from the axle in either of the following situations:   (i) When the tire has been driven underinflated at 80% or less of its recommended pressure, or   (ii) When there is obvious or suspected damage to the tire or wheel components.   (3) Rubber lubricant shall be applied to bead and rim mating surfaces during assembly of the wheel and inflation of the tire, unless the tire or wheel manufacturer recommends against it.   (4) If a tire on a vehicle is underinflated but has more than 80% of the recommended pressure, the tire may be inflated while the rim wheel is on the vehicle provided remote control inflation equipment is used, and no employees remain in the trajectory during inflation.   (5) 1ires shall be inflated outside a restraining device only to a pressure sufficient to force the tire bead onto the rim ledge and create an airtight seal with the tire and bead.    (6) Whenever a rim wheel is in a restraining device the employee shall not rest or lean any part of his body or equip-