Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) must be available to anyone who comes in contact with a potential work hazard. This can include hard hats, protective eye wear, earplugs, shoes, gloves and clothing. Even an office worker who delivers a message to a work area near a potential hazard must put on the appropriate PPE. Type of Hand Tools 1. Hammer a) Use a claw hammer for pulling nails and for driving nails. b) Do not strike nails or other objects with the "cheek" of the hammer. c) Do not strike one hammer against another hammer. d) Do not use a hammer, screwdriver, file, etc., if your hands are oily, greasy or wet. 2. Hand Files & Rasp a) Do not use a file as a pry bar, hammer, screwdriver or chisel. b) When using a file or a rasp, grasp the handle in one hand and the toe of the file in the other...
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