Hand tools hazards

Two main groups of controls for hand tool hazards are safe practices and safeguards. 

Any physical state that deviates from that which is acceptable, normal, or correct in terms of its past production or potential future production of personal injury or damage to property any physical state that results in a reduction in the degree of safety normally present. It should be noted that incidents are invariably preceded by unsafe acts and/or unsafe conditions. Thus, unsafe acts or unsafe conditions are essential to the existence or occurrence of an incident. Some examples of unsafe conditions include defective hand tools, uneven or slippery walking surfaces, faulty electrical wiring improper storage of flammable or other hazardous materials, and unguarded machinery. 

Hand tools may include anything from axes to wrenches. The greatest hazards posed by hand tools result from misuse and improper maintenance. The employer and workers must take actions to keep tools and equipment in good working order. Employers should caution employees to keep saw blades, knives, and other tools away from aisle areas and other employees working in close proximity. The use of appropriate PPE can help protect workers against tool hazards. 

Use the demonstration technique for hand tool training. Choose your best user of a specific tool if there is a particidar point you want to emphasize regarding that tool, especially if there is an ergonomic injiuy hazard associated with the incorrect handling or use of the tool. 

Fail-Safe Devices Fail-safe devices are safety devices designed to prevent exposure to hazards. They also prevent injury or damage when a system or machine fails. Examples of fail-safe devices are automatic fire doors, air brakes on truck trailers, a dead-man switch on powered hand tools, and safety cans with a spring-closing lid for flammable liquids. 

Employers must furnish the tools needed for safe electrical work, such as insulated voltagerated hand tools and voltage sensing devices. Warning labels on eqnipment In some cases required by law, visible labels on electrical equipment with PPE Hazard/Risk Category, incident energy, boundary distances and other data reinforce safety awareness and help mitigate liability claims. 

Does the facility or its employees use hand tools that may pose a hazard to the employee if not maintained properly ... 

Stonemasoning is an occupation related to multiple health hazards. Stonemasons work in big workshops, mostly unheated at wintertime. They handle heavy loads, causing back injuries. They are exposed to noise and silica dust. To reduce exposure to crystalline silica dust, they use wet methods to keep the dust down. They use powered hand tools that cause hand-arm vibration. 

Hand Tool Safety Hazard Communications HAZWOPER Hearing Protection Laboratory Safety Ladder Safety Lockout/Tagout Machine Guards Office Safety... 

Electrical Safety Noise Exposure Confined Spaces Equipment Requirements Eall Protection Hazardous Substances Use of Hand Tools Equipment Safety Hazardous Chemicals... 

The employer is responsible for the safe condition of all tools and equipment used by employees but the employees have the responsibility for properly using and maintaining such tools. Employers should caution employees that saw blades, knives, or other tools be directed away from aisle areas and other employees working in close proximity. Knives and scissors must be sharp. Dull tools can be more hazardous than sharp ones. Appropriate personal protective equipment (e.g., safety goggles, gloves, etc.) should be worn due to hazards that may be encountered while using portable power tools and hand tools. 

Safety requires that floors be kept as clean and dry as possible to prevent accidental slips with or around dangerous hand tools. Around flammable substances, sparks produced by iron and steel hand tools can be dangerous ignition sources. Where this hazard exists, spark-resistant tools made from brass, plastic, aluminum, or wood will... 

Work equipment needs to be properly maintained so that it continues to operate safely and in the way it was designed to perform. The amount of maintenance will be stipulated in the manufacturers instructions and will depend on the amount of use, the working environment and the type of equipment. High speed, high hazard machines, which are heavily used in an adverse environment like salt water, may require very frequent maintenance, whereas a simple hand tool, like a shovel, may require very little. 

Are employees aware of hazards caused by faulty or improperly used hand tools ... 

Salisbury also offers a full line of non-sparking/ non-magnetic insulated hand tools. These tools are manufactured from special aluminum-bronze and copper-beryllium alloys for safe use in areas where hazardous, flammable or combustible vapors, liquids, dusts or residues may be present. They are also highly corrosion-resistaht ahd specifically designed to eliminate the risk of dangerous sparks. 

Fire prevention and protection First aid and / CPR Hand tool safety Hazard communications Housekeeping Injury reporting procedures Ladder safety Lockout/tagout procedures Machine guarding... 

Hand and portable powered tools Hazard communication Hazardous chemical exposures... 

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