Tool Safety
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Tool Safety
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Maintain regularly
Use right tool for the job
Inspect before use
Operate according to manufacturers’ instructions
Use the right personal protective equipment (PPE)
Use guards2
Use PPE, such as safety goggles and gloves
Keep floor surface where working free from debris and tripping or slipping hazards
Keep cutting tools sharp
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Hazards are usually caused by misuse and improper maintenance
Do not use: wrenches when jaws are
sprung impact tools (chisels and
wedges) when heads have mushroomed
tools with loose, cracked or splintered handles
a screwdriver as a chisel tools with taped handles –
they may be hiding cracks
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Crack
Guard exposed moving parts of power tools
Guard belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, sprockets, spindles, flywheels, chains, or other moving parts
Never remove a guard when a tool is in use
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