| Definition |
A tool that is damaged or defective. |
| Potential Hazards
This list of potential hazards is not comprehensive. Workers are required to complete a Hazard Assessment prior to starting this task to ensure all hazards are identified and controlled.
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- Cuts / splinters
- Electrocution
- Fire
- Flying objects
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| Protective Mechanisms |
- Company Rules
- Manufacturer Operating Manual
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| Work Site Supervisory Responsibility |
Do
- Ensure tools are inspected before use.
- Ensure tools are maintained according to manufacturers’ specifications.
- Ensure SWPs are being followed.
Do not
- Allow Workers to use defective tools.
- Return a defective tool to service without first being certified in writing as safe to use by a certified and competent technician.
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| Worker Responsibility |
Do
- Ensure safe use of hand tools:
- Always follow the manufacturers’ pre-use safety checks and user instructions.
- Double-check all tools prior to use.
- Ensure defective tools are tagged out and removed from use immediately, as per Lock-Out, Tag-Out SWP.
- Return a tagged out defective tool to the site tool crib / office and then to the main office as soon as possible for proper disposal.
- Be aware of abnormalities such as:
- Chisels and wedges with mushroomed heads
- Split or cracked handles
- Chipped or broken drill bits
- Wrenches with worn out jaws
- Tools which are not complete, such as files without handles
Do not
- Use defective tools or equipment that includes:
- Broken or inoperative guards
- Insufficient or improper grounding due to damage to double insulated tools
- Missing ground wire / post (on the plug or blocked ground on connecting socket) or cords of standard tools
- The on / off switch not in good working order
- Tool blade or bit is cracked
- The wrong grinder wheel in use
- The guard has been wedged back on a power saw
- Electrical extension cords that are frayed, cut or insufficient for the power the tool(s) or the distance from the power outlet
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