Shop Safety

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Shop Safety

• Fire Safety

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Fire Hazards

• Hazard Sawdust, wood chips, flammable solvents
  and oils are combined with tools that can
  generate heat and sparks
• The possibility that a fire could occur in a wood
  shop is very real.

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Fires need Fuel

• Good work practices can do a lot to prevent fires
• Keep the shop clean, by regularly removing
  sawdust you eliminate a fuel source.

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Fires need Fuel

• When using solvents or stains keep the containers
  closed when you are not pouring liquids out of
  them.
• Make sure containers are stored with lids closed
  inside of a fire resistant storage cabinet.

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Fires need Fuel

• Waste rags covered with oils or solvents should
  be placed in a safety container
• Empty the container at the end of the day

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Electrical Cords

• DO NOT USE cords with cracks, frays, or holes in
  plugs
• Worn cords can cause a fire by throwing sparks

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Fire Extinguishers

• A fire extinguisher contains an extinguishing
  agent such as water or chemicals
• Designed to put out small fires not big ones

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Fire Extinguishers

• An extinguisher is labeled for certain types of
  fires
• They may be for wood cloth, flammable liquids,
  electrical, or metal sources

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Fire Extinguishers

• Labels are used to show the type of fire the
  extinguisher is for

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Fire Extinguishers

• Pictures may show what type of fire on which an
  extinguisher can be used.
• Pictures with red slashes are fires on which the
  extinguisher is NOT to be used

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Dont Let This Happen!