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Hand tools can be described as any device placed in the hand and powered by hand to complete tasks and help make a task easier, more efficient and/or safer.
Hand tools are often underrated as sources of potential danger. Hand tools may look harmless, but they are the cause of many injuries. Eight (8) percent of all workplace compensable injuries are caused by incidents associated with hand tools. Injuries can include sever disabilities. Proper evaluation of a hand tools may include characteristics such as the task, tool, workstation, and end-user.
Types of Injuries
Cuts, abrasions, amputations, and punctures. Hand tools are designed to cut or move metal and wood, remember what a single slip can do to fragile human flesh.
Using the same tool in the same way all day long, day after day, can stress human muscles and ligaments. Carpal tunnel syndrome (inflammation of the nerve sheath in the wrist) and injuries to muscles, joints and ligaments are increasingly common if the wrong tool is used, or the right tool is used improperly.
Causes numbness or poor circulation in hands and arms. Flying chips of wood or metal are a common hazard, often causing needless and permanent blindness. Tools can slip, fall from heights, or even be thrown by careless employees, causing severe injuries. A hammer that falls from a ladder is a lethal weapon.
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Injury Examples
1. Loss of eye/vision 2. Puncture wounds Using striking tools without eye protection. Using a screwdriver with a loose handle which causes the hand to slip. Dull knife
Using the wrong hammer for the job and smashing a finger.
5. Contusions
The correct tool is one that was designed for the work.
You should not use a hatchet to chop down a large tree.
Each hand tool was designed for a specific purpose. Not using it for that purpose constitutes misuse/abuse, which increases the risk associated with its use.
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Care
Many hand tools are precision devices and should be cared for according.
Steel must be protected from rusting. Wooden parts must be protected from water.
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Storage
The goal of storage should be to maintain the condition of the tool.
Hand tools that are organized and stored correctly are easier to find, harder to damage, and easier for students to put back when they are done.
Cutting edges must be protected from contact with hard surfaces. Tools must stored so that hand does not contact sharp points and edges when removing the tool from storage. Organize tools by subject matter area. Lock tool storage when not being used.
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Tool classification
It is a common practice to classify hand tools by their function. Agricultural Mechanics--Fundamentals and Applications
1. Layout and measuring
2. Cutting
3. Boring 4. Driving 5. Holding
6. Turning
7. Digging 8. Other
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Measuring tools have a scale that can be used to determine a dimension, distance, or angle.
US tools use fractional scales. Must know how to add and subtract fractions.
Rules Squares Measuring tapes
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2. Cutting tools
Cutting tools are used to cut, chop, saw, or otherwise remove material by shaping.
Saws
Chisels
Planes Axes Cutters
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Cutting Tools-cont.
Types: 2 Bevels and 3 Shapes (6 possible combinations)
Single bevel: used to make fine slices or cuts
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Cutting--cont. 2. The best cutting angle is determined by the hardness of the material.
The harder the material--the smaller the cut
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3. Boring Tools
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Questions
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