Motorized Miter Saw Safety Test

1. How must the saw blade be held after the cut is finished and before the blade stops rotating?

• Release it to the up position.
• Raise 1" above the stock being cut
• Pull to the out position
• Hold it in the down position.

2. What special protection must be observed when using the motorized miter saw outside?

• Keep the saw covered
• Lubricate the saw more often than normal
• Unplug the saw after each cut
• Connect the saw to a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI)

3. How can the saw operator prevent the blade from binding when cutting warped, bowed, or long stock?

• Clamp the stock to the table
• Hold the saw fimly
• Push the saw through the material slowly
• Hold the saw down securely after the cut is made

4. When is it safe to remove wood scraps from the cutting zone on the motorized miter saw?

• While the saw is positioned over material and ready for a cut to be made.
• While the saw blade is clamped in the down position
• While the saw is off and the hand is not on the Off/On switch.
• While the blade is up.

5. Where should the saw blade be positioned when cutting is completed and the operator is leaving the work zone?

• Up
• Down
• In its safest position
• Either Up or Down

6. Hands or fingers never come closer than _____________ to the rotating blade when operating the motorized miter saw.

• 2 inches
• 4 inches
• 6 inches
• 8 inches

7. What personal protection equipment should be worn by a motorized miter saw operator?

• Hearing protection, eye protection, and a dust mask
• Eye protection
• Eye protection and hearing protection
• Hearing and eye protection, dust mask and gloves

8. The purpose of a trial cut before making the actual cut with the motorized miter saw is to ____________________________.

• see if the material is position correctly.
• see if the saw is cutting properly and is set accurately.
• see how the material will cut.
• test the sharpness of the saw blade.

9. Where should the saw blade be aligned when making a cut with the motorized miter saw?

• Left side of the marking line
• Right side of the marking line
• Waste side of the marking line
• On the marking line

10. How should the saw blade be moved throughout the stock when making a cut with a motorized miter saw that has a sliding arm?

• Push down, then pull out
• Push down
• Pull out then push down
• Pull out, push down, then push forward