Safety and Tools

Safety containers can be stored in ____ to further minimize risks.

• Safety cabinets

• Cardboard boxes

• Workbench cabinets

• Dumpsters

____ gas is produced when a battery is being charged or discharged.

• Hydrogen

• Acetylene

• None of the above

• Nitrogen

None of the following should be worn when working on a small engine, except ____.

• Mechanic gloves

• Neckties

• Jewelry

• Loose fitting clothing

Safety glasses should be worn when using ____.

• Drills

• Compressed air

• All of these

• Hammers

____ is a colorless, odorless gas produced by a running engine.

• Carbon monoxide

• Helium

• Carbon dioxide

A ____ switch automatically shuts off a tool when the operator releases the control button.

• Fail safe

• Trigger

• Dead man

• Release

Why should a wrench always be pulled rather than pushed?

• Pulling reduces the risk of rounding the nut or bolt head

• Pulling reduces the risk of knuckle and hand injuries

• Pulling applies less force to the wrench, reducing the risk of breakage

• All of these

The most common type of nut is the ____ nut.

• hexagon

• jam

• wing

• square

What should be done with a hand tool which is unfit for use?

• Report it to the instructor

• Throw it away

• Return it to the tool panel

• Use it with caution

• Let someone else use it

Which of the following is NOT a safe use of compressed air?

• Filling tires

• Pointing an air nozzle at other people

• Drying parts

• Cleaning out small passages

• Removing blades