← Tools and machinery
H05-07 · Module 7 of 7 · Pages: 21 · Worksheets: 6
Safe working with tools and machinery
Protective equipment for every job, noise and vibration, strimmer, mower, grinder, ladders and loads, children on the homestead, first aid and an emergency plan
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In short
- Five questions before the job: do I know how, do I have the kit, is the tool sound, does anyone know where I am, what if it goes wrong.
- Safety glasses and ear defenders are the cheapest kit and protect what never comes back: your eyes and your hearing.
- A machine is cleaned, adjusted and repaired only when switched off, with the key out or the spark plug lead off.
- Tiredness and haste cause most accidents. When you start making mistakes, stop.
- First aid kit, phone and emergency plan at every place of work.
What's inside
Chapters
- Where people get hurt on a homestead
- Five questions before the job
- Personal protective equipment
- Noise and vibration
- Strimmer and power mower
- Hand tools and power tools
- Machines: three rules
- Ladders, heights and loads
- Heat, fatigue, alcohol and working alone
- Children on the homestead
- First aid on the homestead
- Common mistakes
- Printable checklist
Worksheets
- Protective equipment matrix and shopping list
- Equipment and first aid calculator
- Risk assessment for my jobs
- Injury and near-miss log
- Safety calendar
- Pre-work check and emergency plan
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