Hand Tools :- Dos & Donts
Do….👍
- Use tools designed to allow wrist to stay straight Avoid using hand tools with your wrist bent
- Ensure that employees are properly trained in the safe use of hand tools
- Use good quality tools and keep tools in good condition at all times
- Inspect tools for defects before use Replace or repair defective tools
- Keep cutting tools sharp and cover sharp edges with suitable covering to protect the tool and to prevent injuries from unintended contact
- Replace cracked, splintered, or broken handles on files, hammers, screwdrivers, or sledges
- Ensure that the handles of tools like hammers and axes fit tightly into the head of the tool
- Replace worn jaws on wrenches, pipe tools and pliers
- Redress burred or mushroomed heads of striking tools
- Pull on a wrench or pliers Never push unless you hold the tool with your palm open
- 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
- Maintain tools carefully Keep them clean and dry, and store them properly after each use
- Carry tools in a sturdy tool box to and from the work site
- 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
- Use a heavy belt or apron and hang tools at your sides, not behind your back
Don’t…👎
- Do not use tools for jobs they are not intended to do For example, do not use a slot screw drivers as a chisel, pry bar, wedge or punch or wrenches as hammers
- Do not apply excessive force or pressure on tools
- Do not cut towards yourself when using cutting tools
- Do not hold the stock in the palm of your hand when using a cutting tool or a screwdriver
- Do not wear bulky gloves to operate hand tools
- Do not throw tools Hand them, handle first, directly to other workers
- 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
- Do not carry a sharp tool in your pocket
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