Wheel chock

The mining industry uses wheel chocks to protect lubrication trucks and heavy maintenance vehicles from slipping on off-road terrain when placed in Park. The huge haul trucks, which can weigh up to , require a much larger wheel chock that itself will weigh almost . These circumstances will benefit from urethane wheel chocks that are lightweight enough to be maneuvered, yet can withstand the responsibility of holding a truck if a brake should fail. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has established standards that wheel chocks are used when a vehicle is parked on a grade, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has guidelines that require wheel chocks during loading or unloading of a heavy truck. ==Parking chocks==

A parking space commonly contains a parking chock (also known as a parking curb, parking bumper, wheel stop, parking chock, curb stop, bumper block, and turtarrier), a barrier which is used to prevent cars from pulling too far into the space and obstructing an adjacent parking space, curb, or sidewalk. This barrier is usually made of concrete or recycled plastic and will normally be a horizontal bar to prevent the tires from moving forward or a vertical bar that may cause damage to the vehicle if contact is made. In a parking garage, the barrier will often be a concrete wall. The recycled plastic parking stops are lighter weight than concrete and will not crack or chip. This lighter version can be installed by one person and will resist auto oils and fuels and will never need maintenance such as repainting. ==Gallery==

File:Un cal pour voiture.jpg|Wheel chock placed under a car's wheel. File:Airbus A321-231 - British Airways - G-EUXH - EHAM (2).jpg|Chocks being fitted to a British Airways Airbus A321. Image:F-117 Nighthawk fighter during an end of runway check.jpg|An airman prepares to pull the landing gear wheel chock of an F-117 Nighthawk attack aircraft during an end of runway check at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. File:4011-01 Single Railroad Wheel Chock with Flag (Exposed Rail) (Pic 3).jpg|Railroad wheel chock installed under gondola car File:Improvised wooden chock for a 4 wheeled plastic bin.jpg|Improvised wooden chock used on a four-wheeled plastic bin == See also ==