Nail Gun Guidelines
Below are recommended steps contractors can take to prevent nail gun injuries:
Contractors must ensure their workers are trained on safe nail gun use. Check out Straight Talk About Nail Gun Safety.
- Use full sequential trigger nail guns.
- Provide nail gun training including practice and evaluation.
- Establish written nail safe gun work procedures.
- Provide personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Observe and evaluate each employee using nail guns on the job.
- Require reporting and discussion of nail gun accidents and incidents.
- Investigate all nail gun incidents and take corrective and preventive action.
- Provide prompt first aid and medical treatment.
Construction workers should follow these general safety guidelines:
- Review the owner's manual carefully as necessary.
- Always wear appropriate safety glasses (ANSI Z87 rated for velocity and impact).
- Do not touch the trigger unless firing the tool against the work piece.
- Use extreme caution when using an air tool around other workers.
- Never point the tool at anyone. Treat the tool like a firearm and assume it's loaded.
- Disconnect the air hose before clearing a jam or making adjustments.
- Use manufacturer's specified pressures for the tool.
- Keep your free hand safely out of the way of the tool.
- Secure the hose when working on scaffolds to prevent the weight of the hose from dragging the tool off the scaffold if you set the tool down.
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