Tools guard

Tool Guards When striking cold chisels, star drills, and other tools, there is the danger of missing the tool head and striking the hand that holds the tool. There are guards that can protect hands. A round pad of foam or more solid material with a small hole can slip over the tool and on top of the hand. If one misses the tool, the guard will absorb some of the shock and reduce the likelihood of injury. 

Maintenance of guards on machinery, open vessels, handrails, screens at sampling/ drumming-up points etc. and on glass equipment Use of sparkproof tools where appropriate Record-keeping... 

If you cannot develop a new procedure, try to determine if any physical changes could help to eliminate or reduce the danger. These changes may include redesigning equipment, changing tools, or adding machine guards, PPE, or ventilation. 

While work on improved spectrometric methods continues, imaging techniques are and will continue to be powerful sensing tools to help guard against threats. Potential advantages of improved imaging techniques include the ability to assess threats in real time (allowing ample time for effective countermeasures) and the improved capability to detect threats at a distance before populations and valued assets become affected. 

Standard safety precautions for the operation of the machine must be adhered to at all times, and the guarding of the machine must be operational and used. Personal protective equipment must also be used. Eye protection is particularly important. The part must be correctly mounted on the machine with just sufficient force to prevent it from moving and coming loose during the operation. The tool and its holder must not interfere with the part when internal work is being done. This may cause the part to come loose under speed. 

Prevention and Control Use tools carefully around plants. Trim around trees and shrubs by hand, put plastic guards around trunks, or surround base of plants with mulch or gioundcovers to eliminate the need to trim. 

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