Shop Safety and Vehicle Systems
The first course of the automotive service technician program, followed through an apprentice's first months at Ridgeline Auto Service in Calgary: the trade and the Alberta apprenticeship, shop hazards, PPE and WHMIS, lifting and supporting vehicles safely, hand, power and measuring tools, fasteners and torque, service information and repair orders, an overview of the vehicle's systems, fluids and lubrication service, tires, wheels and road testing, multi-point inspections, hybrid and electric vehicle awareness, and a capstone maintenance service from write-up to delivery.
AUTO-110 12 lessons · 4 h 17 min ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Automotive Service
This is the Canadian version of this course. See the American version.
What you'll learn
- Describe the work of an automotive service technician, how a shop's work and pay are organized, and the Alberta apprenticeship and Red Seal route to qualification
- Identify shop hazards, apply the hierarchy of controls, select and wear PPE, and use WHMIS labels and safety data sheets
- Lift and support vehicles safely on two-post, four-post and in-ground lifts and on jack stands, allowing for the centre of gravity, and carry out daily lift checks
- Select and use hand, power and measuring tools correctly and safely, and read calipers and micrometers in metric and inch units
- Identify fasteners by size, pitch and strength class, explain clamp load, and tighten fasteners to specification by torque, torque-angle and sequence, and repair damaged threads
- Decode a VIN, find and use service information, bulletins and recall data, and write repair orders in concern, cause and correction form with recorded authorization
- Describe the main vehicle systems and how they connect, from the engine and drivetrain to brakes, chassis, electrical networks, climate control and safety systems
- Select the specified oil and fluids, perform an oil and filter service to a consistent procedure, and check coolant, brake fluid and other fluids and filters
- Read tire sidewall markings, measure tread depth, set cold inflation pressures, mount, balance and install wheels safely, and carry out road tests
- Schedule maintenance by distance, time and service conditions, perform and grade a multi-point inspection including a battery test, and report findings honestly
- Recognize hybrid and electric vehicle high-voltage systems and ready mode, do routine service on them safely and know where high-voltage work requires qualified technicians
- Carry out a complete maintenance service from write-up and interview through inspection, approval, repair, quality check and road test to invoice and delivery
Course content
12 lessons · 4 h 17 min total · final exam
- 1 The automotive service trade 22 min · quiz
- 2 Shop hazards, PPE and WHMIS 20 min · quiz
- 3 Lifting, hoisting and supporting vehicles 23 min · quiz
- 4 Hand tools, power tools and measuring tools 20 min · quiz
- 5 Fasteners, torque and thread repair 21 min · quiz
- 6 Service information and repair orders 20 min · quiz
- 7 Vehicle systems overview 21 min · quiz
- 8 Fluids, filters and lubrication service 21 min · quiz
- 9 Tires, wheels and road testing 22 min · quiz
- 10 Maintenance inspections and multi-point checks 21 min · quiz
- 11 Hybrid and EV awareness for the general shop 22 min · quiz
- 12 Capstone: a complete maintenance service from write-up to delivery 24 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
The first course of the automotive service technician program, followed through an apprentice's first months at Ridgeline Auto Service in Calgary: the trade and the Alberta apprenticeship, shop hazards, PPE and WHMIS, lifting and supporting vehicles safely, hand, power and measuring tools, fasteners and torque, service information and repair orders, an overview of the vehicle's systems, fluids and lubrication service, tires, wheels and road testing, multi-point inspections, hybrid and electric vehicle awareness, and a capstone maintenance service from write-up to delivery.