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Guides for shop owners and technicians on safety, compliance and choosing equipment, with sources you can check.

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Standards, daily checks and annual inspections.

The standards that apply, the daily pre-use check, safe lifting habits and what an annual inspection should cover.

2 guides

Waste oil heaters, cleaning and the rules for burning used oil.

What an annual service covers, how often a busy shop needs one, why to book it early, and what to keep out of the waste oil tank.

What federal EPA rules allow, how to store used oil, and what changes in New York, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

1 guide

Compressed air sizing and the systems around it.

How to work out how much air your shop uses, how much margin to add, and when a rotary screw makes more sense than a piston compressor.

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