No employee will operate electric, gas, or hand powered tools or equipment unless thoroughly familiar with use of the item and with all required safety precautions.
Faulty equipment shall be taken out of service immediately.
Employees will not use unsafe hand tools. Wrenches are not to be used when jaws are sprung to the point slippage occurs. Impact tools are to be kept free of mushroomed heads. Wooden tool handles are to be kept free of splinters or cracks, and are to be maintained tightly in the tool.
Employees are responsible to make a visual inspection of any tool before each use to ensure no unsafe conditions exist. If broken or excessively worn conditions exist, the tool must not be used until corrections or replacements are made.
Safety glasses or other approved eye protection must be worn by any employee using or being near a tool that normally or possibly could produce a projectile, splinters, or dust during its use or operation.
Manufacturer’s switches and safety devices shall not be altered, removed, or overridden in any manner, including all types of guards, baffles, and shields.
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