The 5 Most Dangerous Tools, And How To
Statistics indicate that tool-related injuries are on the rise, but injury rates among carpenters and professional woodworkers seem to be staying constant. It doesn't take much to piece together the fact that all of these extra injuries involve the liberated members of the DIY revolution. This list gives a few key safety tips for five tools that independent organizations have found to be particularly prone, if used incorrectly, to cause accident or injury. After all, remembering to learn about your tools is the most important safety tip of all. That and a good pair of goggles.
Here they are and some of my hints -
5. Table Saw (yes I have one) - Keep your fingers away from the spinning blade!!!!! And to keep from being impaled, don't stand in the kick back area!!!!!!!!
4. Nail Guns (yes I have several) - Don't point the gun at yourself!!!! Don't lay the gun in your lap!!!! Keep your face away from the area you're nailing!!!!
3. Chain Saws (yes I have several) - Cut with the saw off to the side of your body!!!! Don't cut with the saw between your legs!!!!! No that won't happen but you can wind up sawing your face in half from a kick back. You can pass off the groove down the middle of your face as new body art.
2. Ladders (yes I have several) - See the article for well know safety tips.
1. Circular Saw (yes I have several) - Keep your fingers away from the spinning blade!!!!! Don't lay the saw in your lap!!!! I know a guy that laid the saw in his lap. The blade guard was stuck open. He just about cut his leg off but luckily he didn't lose it.
Here's the ARTICLE to read more.
(jeez, five spe;;ing mistakes fixed after being posted)
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5 comments:
So, when the next film in the "Saw" series comes out, will the credits show you as the Assistant Producer for Safety?
Reminds me of the time when my brother shot himself 6 times in the leg with a nail gun. He had to have surgery because of the type of nails (don't remember the name of them)
B - Assistant Producer for sadistic fun.
RW - The name was nasty.
Well, all the tools in our house seem to be more for decoration than anything else....
A - I've got a bunch of those too.
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