Woodworking with portable and Stationary Power Tools

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Woodworking with portable and Stationary Power
Tools

• Personal Safety
• in the
• Agricultural Laboratory

Harold Milligan, Area Mechanics Teacher
GA Ag Ed Curriculum Office To accompany Georgia
Agriculture Education Curriculum Lesson
01.421-1.2 July 2002
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Common Causes of Accidents

• Falling
• Inhaling
• Electrical Contact
• Exposure to Heat or Cold
• Striking Against
• Getting Hit
• Getting Caught in
• Exposure to Fire

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Safe Work Environments

• Clean work area
• Tools would be clean
• Color coded safety zones
• All equipment safety guards installed
• Equipment and power tools properly grounded

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Safe Work Environment

• Equipment regularly serviced
• Environmentally safe
• Organized
• Safety conscious workers

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Importance of Color Coding

• Alerts everyone of specific dangers
• Identifies acceptable traffic lanes
• Allows everyone to find safety equipment easily

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Safety Colors

• Red - associated with danger and emergencies
• Orange - associated with machine hazards
• Yellow - identifies parts on machines that knobs
  control or adjust the machine
• Blue - used for signs of warning

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Color Code

• Green - indicates safety equipment
• White - used to mark traffic area
• Gray - used on floors of work areas

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General Shop Safety Rules

• Do not use a power tool until you understand it
  thoroughly and it has been demonstrated by the
  instructor.
• Use guards on power tools
• Always keep fingers away from the moving cutting
  edges
• Keep the floor around the work area clean

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General Laboratory Safety Rules

• Make all adjustments with the power off and the
  tool at a dead stop
• Always wear approved eye protection
• Do not run in the agriculture laboratory
• Never talk to or interrupt anyone while he or she
  is using a power tool
• Never leave a power tool until it has stopped
  completely

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General Laboratory Safety Rules

• Report strange noise or faulty operation to your
  instructor
• Observe and follow safety color coded areas and
  signs
• Do not use hand tools with damaged handles
• Get permission from your instructor prior to
  operating a power tool