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check this site out
http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/links/index.htm

when I was looking up shop safty tips I found this one full of jigs
http://www.sawhorseworkshop.com/shoptipsmainpage.html

Do you ware safety glasses?

Ron Dickey wrote:

when I was looking up shop safty tips I found this one full of jigs
http://www.sawhorseworkshop.com/shoptipsmainpage.html

Do you ware safety glasses?

My garage is getting fuller just reading thru that stuff.
Tip #1: Watch those extension cords!!

I wear glasses... I do wear safety glasses as well when things start to fly....

I put a keel strip on my boat.. upside down application... my saftey glasses have a spot burned into the middle (right where my eyeball would have been) when some of the killer adhesive dripped down.

I don't wear them in dust, which leaves me with itchy eyes after working for a day....

My glasses are pitted from using the grinding wheel.... sometimes, when I don't have my glasses on, I feel in danger....

I have all the safety stuff, ear and eye protection, featherboards and push sticks. It's just a matter of using them. The only time I make a consious effort to use safety glasses is when I use a router or dremel. I make others wear it but I usually don't. I get nervous watching someone else work. I would probably not be able to watch myself.

shop is adequedailtly safe fused, fire extingisher. safty glasse (sometimes) how ever stupedest shop accident was with a nail gun SHOT MYSELF in the leg while cleaning 17 ga air nailer built cabinets to save 2500 bucs cost ins co 3600 i told then next time i need cabinets i could just bill them direct no response yet
brianj (tncruiser)

re hearing protection... being hearing imparied, I am very careful to keep what I have.... either with foam ear plugs or a shooters ear muff head set......

My shop is pretty safe. Safety glasses are a most when I am working on the table saw or using the router. Ear protection is a most as well when using the router or belt sander. I use partical dust masks when sawing or sanding.
Good lighting and a clean work area is always a plus.

The number one Golden rule to remember is: Respect the tools and what they are capable of doing. You can never be too careful.

Ross

tncruiser wrote:shop is adequedailtly safe fused, fire extingisher. safty glasse (sometimes) how ever stupedest shop accident was with a nail gun SHOT MYSELF in the leg while cleaning 17 ga air nailer built cabinets to save 2500 bucs cost ins co 3600 i told then next time i need cabinets i could just bill them direct no response yet
brianj (tncruiser)

I borrowed a nail gun from my neighbor when I was building my shed. He warned me that everyone who borrowed it has been shot by it (including himself). Luckily I broke that cycle.

After working in a number of places where unsafe practices can kill you, I tend towards a safe environment. My outlets are GFI, I wear custom form fitting earplugs, I have safety glasses with 1.00+ cheaters in them, and while my garage is a small but full space I try not to have too much clutter. I still on occasion; trip on my own feet, put my fingers in just the wrong spot, or stop paying attention and get “bit.” My un official motto is, “If I ain’t bleeding, I ain’t working right.” You can't take safty for granted. It has to be a consious act... Maybe that's my problem?

One thing I do is always have at least 1 fan going. I might not always use a dust mask, but I try to keep the dust out (I rarely do much work in cold weather, so the garage door is always open).

And, I try to limit the stupid things I do.....

I learned early on that you can never be too safe.
As soon as I am done with a given tool, I put it back in it's place.
When I use anything with cords I always wrap them and put them away as soon as I am done.
I use heavy duty power strips with everything, and when my house was being built I had a high amp outlet put in the garage.
I use safety glasses and dust masks whenever appropriate, and depending on what I am doing, either Mechanix brand gloves, or latex surgical gloves.

The reson I got so careful was my next door neighbor. I remember, even when I was a child he always kept his shop clean and alway used proper safety equipment. Even when he mows his lawn, he wears long pants and a long sleeve work shirt, saftey glasses, dust mask, and gloves.

The last time I saw him was about two years ago before I left L.A. He was 85 years old and was in great shape, like somebody 25 years younger.

Clearly you have to take care of yourself, eat well, etc., but by protecting his eyes, and especially his lungs, and having never injured himself seriously because he tool a little extra caution, he is still in prime health.

I remember a shop teacher saying the number one shop safety tip is tidiness. By keeping a clean organized shop, you are more likely to find the tool you need, and much less likely to improvise with the wrong tool, trip on cords, burn up drill bits, bend saw blades, make bad cuts, break things, hurt yourself, loose a finger, etc.

So, I try to put everything away every time I walk away from the project.

In my outdoor "shop" I not only have the normal hazards to contend with but also falling limbs, mud holes, snakes, and fire ants not to mention mosquitos the size of buzzards. Yes mosqutoes are already out here. However as I do have to put everthing away at the end of the day anyway, I do tend to put away tools as I finish using them.

Working outdoors, mostly, and wearing safety glasses 'cause that's what I had to have on my job, I find that I am slower than some folks.

Not from laziness, but out of carefulness. I spend that extra minute or two to make sure stuff's laid out, or put up, the way it should be. I think probably the most important safety rule out there is to pay attention.

The other day I caught myself using the table saw with a hooded sweatshirt on. The sweatshirt had these loose drawstrings on the hood. Very stupid of me but at least I realized it before anything happened.