1. Safety
Makerspace at Tyndall

2. The most common causes of accidents:
Carelessness
Lack of awareness
In a hurry
Disregard for safety procedures
Distractions
Bad Example

3. Typical Hazards Fire Dangerous Gases (none) Chemicals (none)
Oxygen depletion
Chemicals (none)
Biological Hazards (None)
Manual Handling
Slips, Trips, Falls
Radiation
Laser Hazards
Eye Hazards
Safety glasses
Electrical
Visually Inspect by user
Mechanical
Power Tools
Sharps
Best practice
Hot Surfaces
Solder iron
Solder fumes
Pressure / Vacuum
VDU Hazards
Noise
Power tools

4. Most foreseeable injuries
Eye Injuries
Hand Injuries
Slips trips falls
Manual handling
Lifting putting down, moving, pushing, pulling

5. Protect your Eyes with safety glasses

7. Examples (Not at Tyndall)

8. Hand tools injury prevention
Visually checking before use.
Using them for their intended purpose.
Having the correct tools before starting a task.
Cleaning them before and after use.
Storing them correctly
Discontinue using worn out hand tools Replace them.

9. Sharps at Tyndall

10. Blade left in instrument

11. Exposed sharp at Tyndall

12. Dangerous Sharps AT Tyndall
Unnecessary sharps
Bad housekeeping
Dangerous Sharps AT Tyndall

13. Untidy Work Area
Sharp that caused injury at Tyndall
Examples

14. Improve tools
Approved cutting tools
NOT Approved Cutting Tool

15. Approved
Not Approved
Improve tools

16. Cut Resistant Gloves
Suitable
Suitable

17. Glove Selection

18. Disposal of Sharps Correct Sharps Disposal Bin
NOT in domestic waste bin

19. A Brief Course in How to use Knives
Always use sharp blades .
A dull blade requires more force and is more likely to slip than a sharp one.

20. A Brief Course in How to use Knives
Always keep your free hand away from the line of the cut.

21. A Brief Course in How to use Knives
Always wear a cut resistant glove on your free hand while cutting with a razor knife.
When using a straight edge to guide a cut, either clamp it down or keep your free hand well away from the cutting path of the knife

22. A Brief Course in How to use Knives
Always pull— never push the knife.
When using a knife to cut through thick materials, be patient - make several passes, cutting a little deeper into the material with each pass.

23. Misuse of Knife
Don’t bend or apply side loads to blades by using them to open cans, loosen screws or pry loose objects
Blades are brittle and can snap easily.

24. What to do to guard against cuts to hand/finger?
Take sensible precautions, keep your hand away from the path of the blade,
don’t use excessive force on the blade or tool
Always sheet the blade when not in use
Always dispose of any sharps into a special bin designed to hold sharps.
Remove or blunt sharp edges that are not required.
If practical wear protective gloves with abrasion proof qualities.

25. Power Tools At risk: Eyes, Hands, Hair
Avoid loose clothing: ties, scarves, cuffs

26. If you Bring a Friend, look after them