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Hand Tools Safety Program

The Hand Tools Safety Program emphasizes the importance of proper use and maintenance of hand tools to prevent hazards such as injuries from misuse or defective tools. Employers are responsible for ensuring tools are safe and employees must be trained in their proper handling, while also wearing appropriate personal protective equipment. Additionally, workplaces should be kept clean and dry to minimize slip risks associated with hand tools.

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Hand Tools Safety Program

The Hand Tools Safety Program emphasizes the importance of proper use and maintenance of hand tools to prevent hazards such as injuries from misuse or defective tools. Employers are responsible for ensuring tools are safe and employees must be trained in their proper handling, while also wearing appropriate personal protective equipment. Additionally, workplaces should be kept clean and dry to minimize slip risks associated with hand tools.

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Hand Tools Safety Program

Hand tools are tools that are powered manually. Hand tools
include anything from axes to wrenches. The greatest hazards posed
by hand tools result from misuse and improper maintenance.

Some examples include the following:


• If a chisel is used as a screwdriver, the tip of the chisel may
break and fly off, hitting the user or other employees.
• If a wooden handle on a tool, such as a hammer or an axe, is
loose, splintered, or cracked, the head of the tool may fly off
and strike the user or other employees.
• If the jaws of a wrench are sprung, the wrench might slip.
• If impact tools such as chisels, wedges, or drift pins have
mushroomed heads, the heads might shatter on impact, sending
sharp fragments flying toward the user or other employees.

The employer is responsible for the safe condition of tools and


equipment used by employees. Employers shall not issue or permit
the use of unsafe hand tools. Employees should be trained in the
proper use and handling of tools and equipment.

Employees, when using saw blades, knives, or other tools, should


direct the tools away from aisle areas and away from other employees
working in close proximity. Knives and scissors must be sharp;
dull tools can cause more hazards than sharp ones. Cracked saw
blades must be removed from service.

Wrenches must not be used when jaws are sprung to the point that
slippage occurs. Impact tools such as drift pins, wedges, and chisels
must be kept free of mushroomed heads. The wooden handles of
tools must not be splintered.

Iron or steel hand tools may produce sparks that can be an ignition
source around flammable substances. Where this hazard exists,
spark-resistant tools made of non-ferrous materials should be used
where flammable gases, highly volatile liquids, and other explosive
substances are stored or used.

Appropriate personal protective equipment such as safety


goggles and gloves must be worn to protect against hazards that
may be encountered while using hand tools.

Workplace floors shall be kept as clean and dry as possible to


prevent accidental slips with or around dangerous hand tools.

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