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Weekly Safety Meeting – Power Tool Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Power Tool Safety

Failing to properly use and maintain electric-powered tools causes thousands of cuts, punctures, pinches, amputations, and electrocutions each year. Tools can seriously injure or kill the user if not properly maintained or used. Everyone who uses tools must learn to recognize the hazards associated with the different types of tools...

Safety Tip of the Week – Power Tool Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Power Tool Safety

Failing to properly use and maintain electric-powered tools causes thousands of cuts, punctures, pinches, amputations, and electrocutions each year. Tools can seriously injure or kill the user if not properly maintained or used. Everyone who uses tools must learn to recognize the hazards associated with the different types of tools...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Using Hand Tools Safely

Weekly Safety Meeting – Using Hand Tools Safely

Using Hand Tools Safely Your tools enable you to perform your job. When they aren’t in proper working order, or when you don’t handle them properly, you can’t perform your job. That means that you might be endangering yourself or others. Before handling any tool, whether it was furnished by...

Safety Tip of the Week – Using Hand Tools Safely

Safety Tip of the Week – Using Hand Tools Safely

Using Hand Tools Safely Hammers, wrenches, chisels, pliers, screwdrivers, and other hand tools are often underrated as sources of potential danger. Hand tools may look harmless, but they are the cause of many injuries. In fact, an estimated 8 percent of all workplace compensable injuries are caused by incidents associated...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Air Tool Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Air Tool Safety

Air Tool Safety Air tools are powered by compressed air and include chippers, drills, hammers, sanders, spray guns, air ratchets, grinders, nibblers, needle scalers, and many more. There are several dangers associated with the use of Air tools. First and foremost is the danger of getting hit by one of...

Safety Tip of the Week – Air Tool Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Air Tool Safety

Air Tool Safety Air tools are powered by compressed air and include chippers, drills, hammers, sanders, spray guns, air ratchets, grinders, nibblers, needle scalers, and many more. Handling Air Tools Safely: Permit only experienced and trained people to operate pneumatic tools. Inspect each tool before connecting it to the air...

Safety Tip of the Week – Power Tool Safety II

Safety Tip of the Week – Power Tool Safety II

Power Tool Safety Failing to properly use and maintain electric- powered tools causes thousands of cuts, punctures, pinches, amputations, and electrocutions each year. Tools can seriously injure or kill the user if not properly maintained or used. Before you use a tool: Verify that it bears an electrical test label...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Power Tool Safety II

Weekly Safety Meeting – Power Tool Safety II

Power Tool Safety Failing to properly use and maintain electric-powered tools causes thousands of cuts, punctures, pinches, amputations, and electrocutions each year. Tools can seriously injure or kill the user if not properly maintained or used. Everyone who uses tools must learn to recognize the hazards associated with the different...