Hand Tools Safety
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Use tools designed
to allow wrist to stay straight. Avoid using hand tools with your wrist
bent.
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Ensure that
employees are properly trained in the safe use of hand tools.
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Use good quality
tools and always keep tools in good condition.
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Inspect tools for
defects before use. Replace or repair defective tools.
ü Keep cutting tools sharp and cover sharp edges with suitable covering to protect the tool and to prevent injuries from unintended contact.
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Replace cracked,
splintered, or broken handles on files, hammers, screwdrivers, or sledges.
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Ensure that the
handles of tools like hammers and axes fit tightly into the head of the
tool.
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Replace worn jaws on
wrenches, pipe tools and pliers.
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Redress burred or
mushroomed heads of striking tools.
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Pull on a wrench or
pliers. Never push unless you hold the tool with your palm open.
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Point sharp tools
(e.g., saws, chisels, knives) laying on benches away from aisles and handles
should not extend over the edge of the bench top.
Administrative Controls for Heat Stress
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Maintain tools
carefully. Keep them clean and dry and store them properly after each use.
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Carry tools in a
sturdy toolbox to and from the work site.
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Wear safety glasses or goggles, or a face shield (with safety glasses or goggles) and well-fitting
gloves appropriate for the hazards to which you may be exposed when doing various
tasks.
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Use a heavy belt or
apron and hang tools at your sides, not behind your back.
Ø Do not use tools for jobs they are not intended to do. For example, do not use a slot screw driver as a chisel, pry bar, wedge or punch or wrenches as hammers.
Ø Do not apply excessive force or pressure on tools.
Ø Do not cut towards yourself when using cutting tools.
Ø Do not hold the stock in the palm of your hand when using a cutting tool or a screwdriver.
Ø Do not wear bulky gloves to operate hand tools.
Health Hazard – Blue | NFPA Hazard Diamond
Ø Do not throw tools. Hand them, handle them first, directly to other workers.
Ø Do not carry tools in a way that interferes with using both hands on a ladder, while climbing on a structure, or when doing any hazardous work. If working on a ladder or scaffold, tools should be raised and lowered using a bucket and hand line.
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Do not carry a sharp
tool in your pocket.
Basic Safety Rules for Construction
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