Safety Tips (pp. 1267-1270) - STANLEY - #1

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Untitled table.main {} tr.row {} td.cell {} div.block {} div.paragraph {} .font0 { font:8.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } .font1 { font:9.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } .font2 { font:11.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } .font3 { font:54.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } .font4 { font:9.00pt "Franklin Gothic Medium", sans-serif; } .font5 { font:16.00pt "Palatino Linotype", serif; } J ETY ADVISE FOR HAN of satisfactory performance. Safe use of y and help reduce your risk of serious injury. Tool safety is in your hands. Prevent accidents before they happen. Always: Use safety goggles. Serious eye injury is possible. Pull hand tools toward you. Do not push. Maintain your balance. Help prevent slipping. Keep tools clean. SAFETY TIPS Tool Storage • Do not open more than one loaded drawer at a time. • Donotoverloaddrawers. • Always push a tool cabinet. Do notpull. • Lock all drawers before moving the tool cabinet. • Do not move a tool cabinet that has loose tools or tools stacked ontopof it. • Set the brakes on the locking casters after moving the cabinet to theworkarea. Sockets, Drive Tools, Accessories • Pull ratchets toward you. Do not push. • Do not use extenders or cheater bars on ratchets. The ratchet length is an integral part of the tool design. It is intended not only to help provide comfortable performance but also helps to limittorque. Fasteners, as well as ratchet gears, are engineered around those tolerances. To help extend the hand length with a cheater bar or extender will expose the user to serious danger and stress both the tool and the fastener beyond their design limitations. • Do not strike the ratchet head or handle. • Disconnect electricity and utilize lockouts when working onelectricalequipmentorparts. • Inspect all tools priorto use. Rounded surfaces indicate tool wear and need to be replaced. • Adapters provide a convenience and expand the compatibility of sockets, ratchets and accessories. Adapting down in drive size may lead to excess torque and possible sudden failure of fastener or adapter. Sockets, Drive Tools, Accessories (Continuée!) • Avoid danger and misuse, especially when loosening, consider the necessary load and use the proper ratchetsize. • Hinge handle lengths are designed to furnish suitable stress levels and should not be artificially lengthened. Doing so exposes the fork and pin to breakage. • Do not use hand sockets on power or impact tools. This form of misuse is evidenced by a badly peened or rounded out inside surface of the square drive. This abuse is often accompanied by cracking in the socket wall and/or rounded out flats. To help prevent slippage, 6 point sockets are preferred over 12 point sockets for working on undersized or badly worn fasteners. Impact Sockets Stress caused by cyclic and impact loading eventually causes sockets and drive tools to become rounded, cracked, or otherwise damaged, and can also lead to a poor loose fit between the sockets and drive tool. It is important to regularly inspect sockets and drive tools and to immediately replace any that are worn or damaged. Visible signs of wear include rounded corners and hairline cracks. Sockets can be inspected using visual and manual techniques, as well as with dye penetrant and magnaflux testing. • Do not hold socket, universal joint, or any other attachment while the power tool is running. • Do not use damaged socket. Replace. • Do not continue to hammer with an impact tool when the fastener is tight. • Do not use hand sockets with power tools. mon