Shop Safety

Known Locations For Safety Equipment

• Emergency Exits
• Fire Extinguishers
• Eyewash Station
• First Aid Kits
• Personal Protective Equipment [ PPE ]

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Common Safety Tips – Take the Necessary Precautions to:

Getting Ready to Work

• Before presenting yourself and your project to the instructor for permission to use a power tool, make sure you are READY!
• Have your safety glasses in place, hair, clothing and jewelry secured.
• Make sure your project is ready also. Have you made all the necessary layout marks in preparation for cutting? The instructor will not assume you know
• What you are doing? – you must PROVE it by your presentation.

List General Shop Safety Rules

Never operate a hazardous machine unless

• You have been instructed on how to use it
• You have properly demonstrated the correct way to use it safely

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Protecting yourself starts with:

Safety Equipment

• Make sure that all guards are in place and that they work properly.
• Keep hands at least “3-4” inches away from cutting surfaces.
• Know the “Margin of Safety” for machines

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Safety Equipment

• Do not distract machine operators.
• Stay out of yellow dotted area around machine: Safety Zone.
• Keep clearance of these areas when in machine is in use.

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Common Sense

Use it

Experimenting in the shop:

Never Use

Blowing dust off with �your mouth

When you are comfortable �with a tool, never get

When you are in the shop, when should you be wearing Safety glasses?

Make sure all ______________ are in place and are working properly.

Bystander accidents happen

Many people are blinded with �their safety glasses in their

Wear safety gear that matches the

Use the right tool

Always practice

Can jewelry, and watches be a problem?

What can happen with loose clothing, ties, and hair around machines?

What are sheer points?

One safety principle is concentrating on the ___________ at hand.

You should memorize where the ___ is on a Machine.

Should you wear closed toe shoes in the shop?

Can horseplay be a problem?

After using a tool and you are finished with it, what should do with the tool?

Should you put tools in your pockets? Why?

A major problem that is a cause of an accident is a

Your hand is not a good

Why should you never dust yourself off with an air supply;

Being tense while using a machine or tool is bad.

What can happen if you use your hand as a broom to clean up metal or plastic shavings?

What can happen to loose clothing in the shop?

What can happen if you plug in a machine or tool with the power turned on?

What can happen to your eyes if you watch someone welding and you are only wearing sun glasses to protect your eyes?

What can happen to your eyes if you are wearing contacts without safety glasses in the shop?

What will happen if you touch recently cut metal shavings?

What can happen if you are working in the shop and you are sleepy?

List General Shop Safety Rules

• Keep the shop:
• clear of scraps and litter
• free of spilled liquids

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Clean and Orderly Shop

• Keep sufficient brooms, brushes, and other housekeeping equipment readily available.

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Clean and Orderly Shop

• Clear working areas and benches of debris and other hazards.

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Clean and Orderly Shop

• Make sure that oily rags and combustible materials get placed in the proper sealed containers.
• Metal Lidded Container

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Clean and Orderly Shop

• Put tools, materials and supplies away in their proper place when finished with your projects.

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Can loud noises damage your hearing, even if it is for a short time?

Where does safety start?