Minimum Time to Complete: 30 Minutes

Goal:

Each employee using hand and power tools will recognize definitions and types of portable tools, the potential hazards connected with their use, including manual, electric, pneumatic, hydraulic, liquid-fueled, powder-actuated, and abrasive wheel tools, and will demonstrate the proper procedures required for each type of tool.

Objective:

• Identify general hazards associated with hand and power tool use, and the safety practices that will prevent these hazards.
• Identify appropriate safety practices for electrical equipment.
• Recognize safety requirements for operator controls and guards.
• Identify appropriate safety practices for hand (manually-powered) tools.
• Identify safety requirements for using portable abrasive wheel tools.
• Identify appropriate safety practices for hydraulic and pneumatic tools.
• Identify proper use of liquid-fueled and powder-actuated tools.
• Recognize when tools must be inspected, and what actions to take if damage is found.