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InstituteSafety & HealthGeneral Industry SafetyTool SafetyTest Yourself AnswersTool SafetyEnglishAnalysisFocus AreaUSA

Ensuring tool safety and compliance in the workplace: Answers

  1. Yes. A tool retainer must be installed on each piece of equipment that would otherwise eject the tool without a retainer.
  2. No. High-velocity tools must be designed so it cannot be fired unless it is equipped with a standard protective shield or guard, or special shield, guard, fixture, or jig.
  3. 2 inches
  4. No. OSHA states in 1910.243(d)(4(vi) that a tool shall never be left unattended in a place where it would be available to unauthorized persons.
  5. No. OSHA requires any tool not found in safe working order be removed from service.
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Tool Safety
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Tool Safety

Ensuring tool safety and compliance in the workplace: Answers

InstituteSafety & HealthGeneral Industry SafetyTool SafetyTest Yourself AnswersTool SafetyEnglishAnalysisFocus AreaUSA
  1. Yes. A tool retainer must be installed on each piece of equipment that would otherwise eject the tool without a retainer.
  2. No. High-velocity tools must be designed so it cannot be fired unless it is equipped with a standard protective shield or guard, or special shield, guard, fixture, or jig.
  3. 2 inches
  4. No. OSHA states in 1910.243(d)(4(vi) that a tool shall never be left unattended in a place where it would be available to unauthorized persons.
  5. No. OSHA requires any tool not found in safe working order be removed from service.
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