Tools for protection with tools

In everyday life, we very often have to use a different tool, and it can represent a passive or increased danger. And when they start to forget about this, this danger instantly begins to show its grin, sometimes inflicting mortal wounds. Even professionals who use the tool almost daily, sometimes forgetting vigilance, immediately begin to feel his cunning for the dismissive attitude towards him.

And when this tool is in inexperienced hands, it becomes a terrible weapon and can pose a threat not only to the person who has it in his hands, but also to those around him. Who watched the comedy "Operation Y", he could see how Shurik "shot back" from a jackhammer. This is a vivid example of the use of the tool is not intended. But after all, each tool is accompanied by the manufacturer's instruction for competent and safe operation with it. That's about now and there will be a conversation.

How to protect the eyes from injuries in case of dangerous work

Buying a tool, people practically do not read the attached instructions or read part of it, considering that everything is clear and their skills are enough to fulfill the intended work. They are more interested in the page with the stamp on the guarantee. This neglect to carefully read the instructions may result in damage to the purchased instrument or the consumable material will be damaged. In addition, the user can sometimes suffer.

When working with a drill, grinder or perforator, admit that you never use safety goggles. Namely for your eyes people made these glasses. Apparently they were more worried about your vision than you. When working with such tools, a huge number of tiny particles and pieces are formed, which fly apart in different directions with a sufficiently high speed and enough one of them will suffice to spoil your vision. The inconvenience caused by the use of goggles when working with a tool is a far-fetched opinion, an excuse, and talking about the economic costs of acquiring glasses is simply inconvenient compared to the possibility of injury to the eye. Protective goggles manufactured today can be worn even on top of ordinary glasses. These include the EkoLux eyeglasses, which have side protection and the ability to extend the arms, which makes them universal in use. These glasses are made of transparent polycarbonate, which is resistant to impacts of flying particles, formed during the processing of products. And the speed of flying particles when processing a product made of metal or concrete can reach 45 meters per second and the resulting eye injury at this speed can be fatal for a person.

Our safety when working with a tool of increased danger depends only on ourselves

A possible cause of eye injury when working with a tool can be elementary failure to observe safety procedures. So, careless attention to the place where you put the switched off, but still rotating tool can cause a cloud of fine debris to rise, which is also unsafe for your eyes.

In any electrified tool for its cooling, there are special ventilation openings and if garbage gets into them with careless attitude to the tool, this garbage can cause the tool to break when it is turned on, which in turn can lead to injury to you.

One of the indicators of the quality of the instrument is its passive safety

All the world famous tool manufacturers are constantly working on the creation of safe products, conducting numerous tests in laboratories and on construction sites. And if you use automotive terminology, then the safety of the instrument can be divided into passive or active. So patented by firm "DeWalt" black - yellow color of the tool, it not only firm color which should be more recognizable for firm production and protecting it from fakes, but also creating passive safety of it. In view of the sharp contrast of the yellow color of the instrument and usually the gray color of the construction site, it can not be missed on its way. And since such a tool is usually connected to the mains, it may be possible to suffer electric shock when it comes to the cable with which it is connected.

To innovations in the application of passive safety of the instrument, one can attribute the change in the color of the power cord from the previously used black to red. The color change does not perform any protective function, but the red color in the person's consciousness has always been associated with danger and, therefore, the ability to step on the cord is dramatically reduced. The change in the color of the power cord was first conducted by METABO.She also owns the innovation in the use of a non-standard solution for passive safety of the instrument, that is, its equipment with the "METABO CODE" system, which codes the instrument against unauthorized use. The main idea of ​​this system was the impossibility to include in the work the tool left for a while by the owner without supervision, and, consequently, traumatizing the curious.

Individual protection and innovation in their development, stand on guard for your health

Another way to increase the safety of the manufactured tool is the method implemented by BOSCH for the angle grinder "GWS 24 - 230 LVL".The "Kick Back Stop" system allows the automatic and instantaneous shutdown of the electric motor when the disk is jammed during operation. A jamming of the grinding wheel at the machine is the biggest trouble, as it can lead to a rupture of the circle and injury to it by splinters working with this tool, as well as those who were nearby. Another type of protection of service personnel from possible injuries is the impossibility of switching on the instrument without pressing an additional button before starting. This protection ensures that the tool can not self-switch after it has been turned off, when the power is lost in the network. All these protections raise the price of the manufactured instrument, but this price can not be compared with our health, which they are intended to preserve.

And a special place in the prevention of injuries when working with angle grinders is the mandatory installation of a protective cover before working on it, which can save a person from injury possibly even incompatible with life when the grinding wheel rips. Pieces, a ripped circle, fly with a huge destructive speed. Therefore, the use of protective equipment, such as safety goggles, special working gloves and shoes, and possibly builders' helmets will help keep your health when working with a tool of increased danger.

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Of course, using a helmet to protect yourself from head trauma when working with a tool at home can cause sarcastic grins on the part of your family members, but you certainly understand that it is your head that is protected, not someone'sand, therefore, do not pay any attention to these smirks.

The use of specialized footwear can protect your feet from injury when working with a jackhammer or a puncher, when a fallen off large piece of concrete falls on your feet. This does not mean that it is safe to allow such cases, but it is possible to prevent injury, since this shoe has special socks that can withstand impacts and a significant load on them, protecting the legs. To all this, we can add that some firms that manufacture specialized footwear, equip it with anti-piercing gaskets, which have an increased resistance to high temperatures. In addition, they want shoes to be light and comfortable. Perhaps the use of all these protective measures in the home at short-term work with the tool is not as necessary as for working professionals dealing with every day and practically not releasing it from the hands.

Protection of a person from electric shock when working with tools

During the execution of various construction and repair work, it becomes necessary to use an electrified tool. In the process of mixing liquid materials, such as paints, solutions, adhesives, various mixers are used. They can be specialized, and sometimes they use conventional electric drills with fixing in their chuck a metal mixer. This is where the danger may lie in wait for you, since not everyone knows what kind of protection class it has with its drill. Although it is indicated in the passport of the instrument, but it usually passes by your attention, as if it is written for someone else, not for you. And this is necessary to know, since the safety class 1 drill has a third grounding prong in the plug of the power cord, and it is strictly forbidden to work with this drill without grounding and personal protective equipment( dielectric gloves).With a drill that has 2 and 3 protection class, it is possible to work without gloves and in no case can it be grounded. As you can see, the main means of protecting a person from electric shock is grounding, when it is provided in the passport and dielectric gloves. They are not so expensive to experience the power of current.
Special attention should be paid to power cords and cables connecting an electric tool. These are more vulnerable tool accessories, as they are under the constant influence of the environment. It can come, something to put or something to drop heavy, and this can lead to a short circuit and consequences that are not predictable. Although it is quite difficult to damage the cord, since the wires in it have double insulation and a nylon braid to protect against rupture, which allows pulling it. However, during prolonged use, the wires in the cord may burst from frequent bends or be broken, although the external inspection can not detect it. And if it does not work when the power tool is connected to the network, then this may be the case when the cord is faulty, and not the tool. In the event of a power cord failure, power tool manufacturers do not recommend making strings on a faulty cord, but insisting on replacing them with a new cord. The made twist as though it was not executed qualitatively, can not replace a complete cable. Therefore, for electrical safety, the cord with twist must soon be replaced with a new

Respiratory protection against harmful substances

Performing operations such as cutting a ceramic tile with a grinder, working with a perforator to punch holes in concrete or punching strobes in the wall to cover the electrical wiringwe see how whole clouds of dust form and if there is no protection from it, then a large number of it can appear in our respiratory organs. The world's most famous companies began to produce tools that, when working, collect dust and fine particles in special containers and then clean them. These containers are mainly equipped with grinders, and perforators and impact drills are equipped with special suction pumps. For example, the company "BOSCH" began to produce a shock drill "PSB 650 RA", which is equipped with a microfiltration system. This system allows you to remove dust and small particles from the piercing area by sending them to a special dustbin, and let the air through the microfilter.

Well, if your instrument does not have such protection, then you want to advise you to buy a respirator or, in extreme cases, apply an elementary gauze bandage when performing dusty work. They, though not completely, but still protect your lungs from dust.

Proper use of the tool for its intended purpose will allow to work without injuries.

A very large number of injuries occur when replacing consumables of an electrified tool. Trying to force stop the switched off grinder by pressing the gear lock button or stopping the rotation of the drill by holding the cartridge by hand, all these attempts lead to injuries. Also, when changing a drill or a circle, you must disconnect the cord from the outlet to avoid spontaneous switching on the tool.

When using the tool connected to the compressor, it must also be used only for the intended purpose. Do not use it to clean equipment and clothes from dust, which is often done and as a result leads to eye injuries.

The worker's clothes must also have the order

When working with tools not in overalls, you expose yourself to the risk of being injured, as old sports suits, jackets are not fit to protect your body from hot and large fragments of the processed object. They themselves can cause injury, for example, flaring up from a spark of metal. Special clothing is produced from a special material, which is impregnated with a water-repellent compound. It does not burn and can withstand high temperatures, and is resistant to chemicals. Of course, at home, such clothing is not needed, but the purchase of an elementary work suit is simply necessary for working with the instrument. The above tips will help you avoid major mistakes while working with the tool and keep your health.