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shooter rewards a degree of confidence and sharp cutting instruments. Maintaining a safe
assures others that they can be confident that attitude and exercising safe practices will ensure
you aren’t going to do something that can be your safety. Every time you work with any heavy
dangerous for everyone. It is also important to machine, make certain you follow these safety
not only learn everything you can, but also to guidelines to ensure minimized risk for injury.
practice what you have learned and to teach it
• Safety Glasses – Anytime you are work-
to friends and family so that they know how to
ing with heavy machines and cutting
be safe and they can teach others.
material you should be wearing safety
glasses. In fact, OSHA (Occupational
10. Do Not Make Firearm Safety A Secret —
Safety and Health Association) requires
Teach Others To Be Safe As Well.
employers to provide workers eye protec-
Talking about how to be a safe operator and tion whenever necessary. While perform-
shooter and about being a responsible gun ing machining on various materials you
owner to others is a great opportunity to change run the risk of exposure to flying particu-
the mind or opinions of those who frown upon late, metal chips, and possibly shrapnel (if
gun ownership. Most people's fears come from a part or tool breaks). You may also need a
ignorance or misinformation, so openly talk- face shield, hearing protection, dust mask
ing about responsible ownership and educating or respirator (with certain materials like
them about safety might be enough to change wood or polymer).
their minds. You don’t have to force your beliefs
• Appropriate Attire – Your attire may
or opinions on them; just show them that we are
create a high risk for injury. Loose or
responsible, law abiding citizens, exercising our
baggy clothing, long sleeves, untucked
right to protect and defend ourselves and others
shirt, gloves, rings, watches, necklaces and
around us. Provide them with the tools to make
other jewelry may become caught in the
an educated decision for themselves.
machine while it is running, potentially
SHOP SAFETY leading to serious injury. Long hair or
a beard may also lead to injury if it be-
There are inherent dangers and risks when comes tangled in the machine. Make cer-
working with such powerful machines and tain there is nothing hanging from your

Figure 3: Appropriate eye and ear protection.

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