Industrial Tools and Supplies

Power Tool Safety

There are a number of things that every wood worker needs to know when they are working with power tools (to a lessor extent, hand tools). Some things are plainly obvious but others are often overlooked.

On the serious side, planning ahead may be what save your life. Some of the power tools available are very powerful and often rotate at extremely high speeds. Hard carbide has very little trouble with soft flesh. I have worked in remote areas where it was several hours to the hospital and safety was an absolute priority.

 

Remember what might be obvious now may become very clouded when injured and you are in shock. The list below (not necessarily in order of importance) will greatly reduce the chance of injury.

Read the instruction manuals that come with the power tools that you buy and learn about the tool. There is always information specific to the safe operation and other precautions associated with that particular tool. After all the manufacturer know their tools better then anyone. Wear ear, eye and if needed face protection. This is obvious, for face and eye's, remember hard steel, soft flesh. Hearing protection is often forgotten because it is such a gradual change. The simple fact is that running wood working tools for long durations without hearing protection is going to reduce your hearing.

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Do Not wear loose clothing or have long hair hanging free. This can result in severe injury if hair or clothing gets caught in the machine. People have been scalped from industrial machinery by not taking the right precautions.

Keeping the shop neat and tidy will reduce the chance of slip and fall accidents. Lot of the time while in the shop you are focused on the task at hand and not realize where your feet are. Always sweep up saw dust or scraps or better yet install a dust collection system to collect the wood debris from the tools and dispose of it. Read the article in full

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