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810 Hand and Power Tool Safety
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Tool Replacement and Storage

To make sure tools remain in good condition, follow these guidelines when replacing and storing tools:

  • Keep other employees away from the work when using saw blades, knives, or other tools.
  • Keep tools away from aisle areas and away from other employees.
  • Knives and scissors must be sharp.
  • Remove cracked saw blades from service.
  • Replace wrenches when jaws are sprung to the point that slippage occurs.
  • Replace tools with mushroomed heads, such as impact tools such as drift pins, wedges, and chisels.
  • Replace all tools with splintered wooden handles.
  • Do not store metal/alloy hand tools that may produce sparks where flammable gases, highly volatile liquids, and other explosive substances are stored.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

2-7. What should you never store in areas where flammable gases, highly volatile liquids, and other explosive substances are stored?