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How To Use Hand Tools Safely
You know Uncle Will: the poster boy for Yankee Ingenuity. He’s the guy who can solve any household problem with little more than a hammer and screwdriver.
One day Will used a screwdriver instead of a pry bar to rip boards off an old deck. When the screwdriver snapped under the strain, he fell and broke his two front teeth. That’s genius?
There is a right way and a wrong way to use hand tools, but a lot of people don’t seem to know it. In fact, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, each year more than 100,000 injuries require hospital treatment due to misuse of hand tools.
First Steps To A Quality Job
* Buy the best tool you can afford. Cheap tools are more likely to break, and more difficult to use. Buy several versions or sizes of the same tool to assure you have the right tool for the right job.
* Use a hand tool for the job it was manufactured to perform.
* Inspect tools for cracks, chips, mushrooming, and wear. Discard damaged tools promptly. (more…)