Shop Safety Safety in the shop is the MOST important aspect

Safety Aspects Personal Hand Tools Power Tools Working Atmosphere Your Actions to Insure Safety while working

Personal Safey Eye Protection Ear Protection Clothing Footwear

Safety Glasses Must be OSHA approved Full Coverage – meaning they wrap around protection your etnire field of vision.

Ear Protection At times you will need to weat OSHA approved ear protection when using the following pieces of equipment

Proper Attire/Clothing No Loose Clothing No Baggy Clothing No sleeves past your elbow No Nylon material No tear away clothing No Jewelry No hair below the shoulders or must be pulled back into a pony tail

Footware Must have closed toe shoes No Sandles No nylon tennis shoes Laces must be tied and tight against foot

Hand Tools Tools must be kept sharp, A dull tool is a dangerous tool Never throw or toss hand tools Keep hand tools in top condition Always carry tools pointed away from your body Never put tools into your pockets

Power Tools Planner Jointer Table Saw Chop Saw Router Drill Press Orbital Sanders

Surface Planner Never operate a piece of equipoment unless you are 100 percent confident in your ability to operate effectively. Make sure the board if free of warps – twists - - knots. Make sure to measure the thickness of the board and set up planner accordingly every time

Jointer The jointer is one of the most dangerous pieces of equipment in the shop. Make sure the safety guard is in place and working properly, never pin it back Make sure your hands are always at least 6 inches away from the cutting head. Let the machine do the work and guide the stock through with even pressure.

Table Saw You must have a board planned and jointed before cutting on the table saw Guide the board with your hands until the back of the board reached the table. Use a push stick when your hands are closer than 6 inched away from the blade. Make sure the splitter is in the table and working properly to prevent kickback.

Chop saw Before placing your board on the table of the chop saw make sure the area is clean and clear of small scraps Make sure the board is tight against the fence Never pin or hold the guard back shen making a cut Allow the saw to come to a complete stop before raising the blade.

Router Make sure to pick out and test on a piece of scrap with the desired router bit before using on your project. Always make sure to make a conventional cut and never a climb cut Always unplug the router before changing or adjusting blades.

Drill Press When placing a bit into the drill press make sure to tighten the Jacobs chuck on all three key holes to assure proper grip of the bit When you have a small piece make sure to clamp it to the table to prevent injury If your are drilling all the way through make sure to have a scrap piece beneath to prevent tear out.

Orbital Sanders Never sand an edge of the board with an orbital sander When changing the sanding pad make sure to clean the hook and loop pad of dust and debris Do not put a lot of pressure down on the sander, allow it to work itself.

Working Atmosphere A clean shop is a safe shop Make sure to stack and organize all working materials Make sure work areas are clear from small scraps Make sure the dust collection system is always running

Your Actions Your safety and the safety of others depends soley on your actions when working in the shop Always remember there are 20 plus students working in the same shop as you, be aware of your surroundings. Common Sence goes along way when working. The machines DO NOT HAVE BRAINS, Use your own please.

Get to WORK Now you have a general understanding of what you need to prepare for to be safe while working in the shop BE Smart, Be Aware, and lets fo make some saw dust!