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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