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WorksheetsWoodshop Safety Benchmark
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
(Shop Safety) The most important safety rule in the woodshop is:
Don't touch spinning things
No dangling clothing
Maintain awareness and best safety practices
Wear safety glasses
(Shop Safety) What should NOT be worn in the shop while operating power equipment? (Select all that apply)
Jewelry that dangles or is on your hands
Headphones with dangling chords
Long hair that is not tied back
Closed toed shoes
Work gloves
(Shop Safety) What should you wear in the shop? (Select all that apply)
Safety glasses
Open toed shoes
Ear protection when using loud tools
Loose hanging sleeves
Work clothing that may get dust or paint on them
(Shop Safety) Why do we not wear work gloves when operating power tools? (Select all that apply)
They can pull you hand into a moving blade if they get caught
They give false security that they will keep you safe from spinning blades
You can't feel where the shutoff switch is
They are unfashionable
(Shop Safety) What are the possible causes of an eyeball injury or loss of sight in a woodshop? (Select all that apply)
A drill bit or piece of wood can explode at the drill press sending shards into your eye
A knot can shoot out of a table saw or miter saw blade and lodge in someone's eye
A piece of wood can explode or large chip can shoot off the lathe
Using a chisel can cause wood to shatter sending shards into your eye
Find dust, especially from oily rainforest wood can be a serious eye irritant
Always get the instructor’s permission before ______________________.
Entering the workshop
Using the equipment
All the above
Where do you stand when you use the table saw?
to the right
to the left
right when crosscutting, left when ripping
right when ripping, left when crosscutting
If you need to make sharp curves on the band saw, what type of cuts do you make first?
angle cuts
curve cuts
relief cuts
ray cuts
When drilling a large hole in a piece of wood with the drill press, what should you do to the board you are drilling in?
clamp it down
hold it tightly
use a backer board
unplug the machine
Before changing the bit on the router or adjusting the height of the bit, what should you do?
make sure the machine is off
make sure the machine is unplugged
make sure the shaft is locked
make sure your board is clamped down
Which clothing item/dress code is not acceptable for working in the shop...
Hair tied back and out of face
Long sleeves with loose cuffs or strings
Closed-toed shoes
Sweatshirt strings and necklaces tucked in or removed
Students may only work in the woodshop if they have first done these two things...
Passed with a 100% on ALL of the safety tests
Received instructor permission and have supervision.
Used the table saw before at home
Put their safety glasses on today
Once you have completed your cut with your tool you should ____ before leaving
Turn the power off and walk away
Turn off the power and wait until the blade has come to a complete stop
Slow the blade down with a scrap piece of wood.
If you get injured but are still feeling ok, do you still need to report it?
Yes
No
Maybe
When the wood binds against a saw blade and is thrown back, this is known as
Kickback
Margin of Safety
Crosscut
Back Throw
Cutting with the wood grain is known as
crosscutting
ripping
endgraining
slicing
Cutting against or across the wood grain is known as
crosscutting
ripping
endgraining
slicing
Check all things that are NOT allowed in Woodshop from the list below.
Running
Fooling around
Singing
Distractions
I understand that if I do not follow the safety rules and procedures I will:
Greatly increase the possibility of injury.
Lose my privilege to work on machines.
All of the above.
Choose ALL things that would be appropriate when asked to clean up.
Start cleaning immediately
Sweep up the floors
Put one last nail into my project
Help a classmate clean up their project
Hang tools back in proper area
Why is it everyone's job to clean up the woodshop?
Saw dust and wood scrap create slipping hazards
To leave the shop clean for the next class
To help classmates move to the next step of the project
Be sure to use _____________ hands and do not stand near water when using __________________ tools.
Dry, electrical
Wet, power
Dry, hand
All of above
Eye protection must be worn:
Only when working at a machine.
At all times when working in the woodshop.
When teacher reminds me.
Why is it everyone's job to clean up the woodshop?
Saw dust and wood scrap create slipping hazards
To leave the shop clean for the next class
To help classmates move to the next step of the project
It is unsafe to use a tool before it reaches full speed.
True
False
Safety symbols, such as the one pictured, do all of the following EXCEPT:
Alert you to possible dangers
Remind you to work carefully
Warn you when something is hot
Explain how to use equipment
A machine should not be used if the operator has not yet
Made a project
Reached the age of 18
Learned first aid
Received training in the use of the machine
If the teacher is not in the lab area, a machine
Should not be used
Should be used carefully
Will not operate
Can't be shut off
