Establish Nail Gun Best Practices
Contractors should develop their own nail gun work rules and procedures to address risk factors and make the work as safe as possible.
If a positive placement nailer is not positioned correctly, it could cause a struck-by injury.
Examples of topics for contractor work procedures include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Make sure tool manuals for the nailers are always available on the job site.
- Make sure manufacturer tool labels and instructions are understood and followed.
- Check tools and power sources before operating to make sure they are working properly.
- Take defective nail guns out of service immediately.
- Set up operations so that workers are not in the line of fire from nail guns being operated by co-workers.
- Check lumber surfaces before nailing. Look for knots, nails, straps, hangers, etc. that could cause recoil or ricochet.
- Use a hammer or positive placement nailer when nailing metal joinery or irregular lumber.
- For placement work, keep hands at least 12 inches away from the nailing point at all times. Consider using clamps to brace instead of your hands.
- Always shoot nail guns away from your body and away from co-workers.
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2-3. Which of the following is a best practice while using a nail gun?
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