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Hand tools
• Always inspect hand tools before use.
• Hand tools must only be used for their
intended purpose.
• Never modify hand tools.
• Keep your hands out of the Line of Fire
and wear the correct PPE.
• A dropped hand tool has the potential
2. Equipment • you need to tether the tool?
to cause serious injury or death. Do
Do you have an effective exclusion
zone in case you accidentally drop the
tool?
•
• Are you trained to use the tool?
Knives must be spring loaded
retractable only. Specific permission,
risk assessment and controls required
for anything else.
• Electrical hand tools must be correctly
rated and insulated before use.
11 Visual Standards | Feb. 2019
