Woodworking with Woodworking with portable and Stationary portable and Stationary

Power ToolsPower Tools

Personal SafetyPersonal Safety

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Agricultural LaboratoryAgricultural Laboratory

Originally produced by the greatest ag teacher in the whole wide world, Mr. Hutto. Oh yeah, he is really the best ever. I am not even lying.

Common Causes of Common Causes of AccidentsAccidents

FallingFalling InhalingInhaling Electrical ContactElectrical Contact Exposure to Heat or ColdExposure to Heat or Cold Striking AgainstStriking Against Getting HitGetting Hit Getting Caught inGetting Caught in Exposure to FireExposure to Fire

Safe Work EnvironmentsSafe Work Environments

Clean work areaClean work area Tools would be cleanTools would be clean Color coded safety zonesColor coded safety zones All equipment safety guards All equipment safety guards

installedinstalled Equipment and power tools Equipment and power tools

properly groundedproperly grounded

Safe Work EnvironmentSafe Work Environment

Equipment regularly servicedEquipment regularly serviced Environmentally safeEnvironmentally safe OrganizedOrganized Safety conscious workersSafety conscious workers

Importance of Color Importance of Color CodingCoding

Alerts everyone of specific dangersAlerts everyone of specific dangers Identifies acceptable traffic lanesIdentifies acceptable traffic lanes Allows everyone to find safety Allows everyone to find safety

equipment easilyequipment easily

Safety ColorsSafety Colors

Red - associated with danger and Red - associated with danger and emergenciesemergencies

Orange - associated with machine Orange - associated with machine hazardshazards

Yellow - identifies parts on machines Yellow - identifies parts on machines that knobs control or adjust the machinethat knobs control or adjust the machine

Blue - used for signs of warningBlue - used for signs of warning

Color CodeColor Code

Green - indicates safety equipmentGreen - indicates safety equipment White - used to mark traffic areaWhite - used to mark traffic area Gray - used on floors of work areasGray - used on floors of work areas

General Shop Safety RulesGeneral Shop Safety Rules

Do not use a power tool until you Do not use a power tool until you understand it thoroughly and it has understand it thoroughly and it has been demonstrated by the instructor.been demonstrated by the instructor.

Use guards on power toolsUse guards on power tools Always keep fingers away from the Always keep fingers away from the

moving cutting edgesmoving cutting edges Keep the floor around the work area Keep the floor around the work area

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General Laboratory Safety General Laboratory Safety RulesRules

Make all adjustments with the power Make all adjustments with the power off and the tool at a dead stopoff and the tool at a dead stop

Always wear approved eye protectionAlways wear approved eye protection Do not run in the agriculture laboratoryDo not run in the agriculture laboratory Never talk to or interrupt anyone while Never talk to or interrupt anyone while

he or she is using a power toolhe or she is using a power tool Never leave a power tool until it has Never leave a power tool until it has

stopped completelystopped completely

General Laboratory Safety General Laboratory Safety RulesRules

Report strange noise or faulty Report strange noise or faulty operation to your instructoroperation to your instructor

Observe and follow safety color Observe and follow safety color coded areas and signscoded areas and signs

Do not use hand tools with damaged Do not use hand tools with damaged handleshandles

Get permission from your instructor Get permission from your instructor prior to operating a power toolprior to operating a power tool