Shop Safety and Tools

What is the most important safety practice when working with machines, power tools, or blades?

• Wearing sandals

• Wearing loose clothing

• Wearing gloves

• Wearing safety glasses

What should you do before cleaning powered tools?

• Remove all cutting tools, drill bits, end mills, and lathe tools

• Brush and blow chips from the tools & chip pans

• Turn off the tools

• Put away all tools and other items around the shop

Which of the following should never be worn around tools and machines?

• jewelry and loose fitting clothing

• blue jeans

• sneakers 

True  or  False
Use only tools that are sharp and in good condition.

• true

• false

Which of the following statements about guarding techniques is true?

• Guard the point of operation, in-running nip points, and rotating parts of tools.

• Remove guard from tool while it is in use, then replace when the job is completed.

• Adjust guard on abrasive wheel to allow maximum exposure of the wheel surface.

• Wear PPE because guards will not protect operator from flying chips and sparks or moving parts of tool.

What is required before operating any machine (Choose 3)

• Permission from instructor

• Pass safety test with 100%

• Have training on specific equipment by the instructor

• Have previously used the machine

When using / cutting with any sharp tool you should always

• Check the gravitational pull of the moon

• Wear gloves

• Cut away from yourself

Is the condition of being safe from undergoing or causing hurt, injury, or loss.

• safety

• engineering

• technology

The safety zone around a machine

• Is the 6" area around the blade

• Is 6 foot around the machine

• Is 3' or an arms length around the machine

• By the laws of chance

What is this person doing that is unsafe?

• She's cutting wood against the grain

• She's not wearing eye protection

• Her hands are too far apart