Workshop safety should never be taken lightly.
Prevention, precaution and proper set up are important in having a safe working environment and hazard free working.
Some of the safety measures are common sense.
It is often our negligence that gives way to carelessness and accident.
To work safely, we need to mentally serious about this issue.
If we take it lightly, mishap can still happen due to our over-relaxing attitude and mindset.
Certain items are necessary in order to have the most basic level of safety.
The bare minimum for a safe workshop includes the following items and set up:
Such works can send wood chips and loose ends shooting off in unpredictable direction in a super fast speed.
If the chips or loose ends shot into the eye, the end result is probably blind or near blind with profuse bleeding, not to mention the pain.
Operating power tools can be loud and noisy, with decibels hitting beyond the tolerable limits of our hearing.
Therefore, it is imperative to wear ear protectors to muffle out the noise and to prevent permanent damage to the ears.
When you want to get a certain task completed, do not rush and use the right tool.
Apparently, a high percentage of accidents in workshop is due to carelessness and using the wrong tool.
When you are using the wrong tool for a task, you will tend to apply more force than normal.
The excessive force may results in slipping or breaking the tool, both could lead to damaging consequences.
Always use the right tool for the job.
People always say, 'keep your tools sharp at all times.
Why is that? Would a sharper tool be more fatal than a dull one? The same logic from above also applies here.
With a dull tool, you would tend to use force.
Over-exertion may again lead to slipping or breaking the tool.
So, make sure your tools are sharpened at all times, or at least before each use.
When a person is tired, drowsy or drunk, the judgment capacity and eyesight are much reduced or not there at all.
When you try to work under such condition, accident may happen.
You may only end up cutting the wrong wood, which is no big deal.
It will be a nightmare, if a finger gets chopped off due to wrong judgment or speed of the tools.
Accidents normally happen so fast that when we realize it, it is over.
In woodworking, we often deal with solvents, many of which are combustible.
Therefore, do not smoke in your workshop when you are working in your workshop.
If you really cannot do without cigarette, take a break and smoke outside.
Store your woodwork chemicals and substances safety and securely, especially those which are combustible.
Finally, work with precaution or alertness to minimize the chances of mishap.
Be safe and enjoy your woodworking.
Prevention, precaution and proper set up are important in having a safe working environment and hazard free working.
Some of the safety measures are common sense.
It is often our negligence that gives way to carelessness and accident.
To work safely, we need to mentally serious about this issue.
If we take it lightly, mishap can still happen due to our over-relaxing attitude and mindset.
Certain items are necessary in order to have the most basic level of safety.
The bare minimum for a safe workshop includes the following items and set up:
- Ear protectorsand safety glasses
- Wood gloves
- Fire extinguisher
- Coverall and work boots
- Proper lighting and ventilation
- Cabinets for storing sharp tools, accessories and substances
Such works can send wood chips and loose ends shooting off in unpredictable direction in a super fast speed.
If the chips or loose ends shot into the eye, the end result is probably blind or near blind with profuse bleeding, not to mention the pain.
Operating power tools can be loud and noisy, with decibels hitting beyond the tolerable limits of our hearing.
Therefore, it is imperative to wear ear protectors to muffle out the noise and to prevent permanent damage to the ears.
When you want to get a certain task completed, do not rush and use the right tool.
Apparently, a high percentage of accidents in workshop is due to carelessness and using the wrong tool.
When you are using the wrong tool for a task, you will tend to apply more force than normal.
The excessive force may results in slipping or breaking the tool, both could lead to damaging consequences.
Always use the right tool for the job.
People always say, 'keep your tools sharp at all times.
Why is that? Would a sharper tool be more fatal than a dull one? The same logic from above also applies here.
With a dull tool, you would tend to use force.
Over-exertion may again lead to slipping or breaking the tool.
So, make sure your tools are sharpened at all times, or at least before each use.
When a person is tired, drowsy or drunk, the judgment capacity and eyesight are much reduced or not there at all.
When you try to work under such condition, accident may happen.
You may only end up cutting the wrong wood, which is no big deal.
It will be a nightmare, if a finger gets chopped off due to wrong judgment or speed of the tools.
Accidents normally happen so fast that when we realize it, it is over.
In woodworking, we often deal with solvents, many of which are combustible.
Therefore, do not smoke in your workshop when you are working in your workshop.
If you really cannot do without cigarette, take a break and smoke outside.
Store your woodwork chemicals and substances safety and securely, especially those which are combustible.
Finally, work with precaution or alertness to minimize the chances of mishap.
Be safe and enjoy your woodworking.
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