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Tool, Machine and Equipment Safety

Shop Safety: A Video Manual (Machine Shop Safety) (TLS-017)
Oriented to the young, inexperienced worker.  Discusses personal safety, lathe safety, drill press safety, benchwork safety, and general safety. (30 min., 1988, English)  VMA

Safety - Maintenance Shop (TLS-024)
Shows that safety in a maintenance shop requires good housekeeping, a positive safety attitude, sound work habits, and taking the time to do the job correctly. (23 min., 1979, English)  NAC

Safety and Use of Air Compressors (TLS-025)
This video shows how to operate an air compressor system safely and efficiently.  It covers a wide range of topics relating to the operation of air compressors, such as personal protection, safe use of air hoses, moving an air compressor, refueling, regulators, pressure gauges and valves, lubrication, connectors and couplings, and maintenance. (13 min., 1990, English)  SFTC

Injection Injuries (TLS-035)
High pressure injection injuries by escaping fluids from fuel injectors, grease guns, paint spray guns, hydraulic lines, high pressure hoses and the like have caused amputation or irreversible impairment. The penetration of the skin by large amounts of fluid, under pressure, needs to be dealt with quickly. This short video covers prevention, protection, and action to take in case of an injection injury. (5 min., 1992, English)  SFTS

Hand & Power Tools

Hand and Power Tools Safety (TLS-001)
Excellent program to help reduce injuries when using hand and power tools. Explains electrical safety, impact tools, wrenches, cheater bars, and miscellaneous safety when using hand and power tools. Emphasizes safety behavior and attitude. (13 min., 1997, English)  DBP
Spanish:  Hand and Power Tools Safety (TLS-033S)

Portable Grinders and Abrasive Wheels (TLS‑018)
Grinders and abrasive wheels are common and dangerous tools.  If improperly used, grinders can explode like hand grenades.  This video explains safe use, procedures, and maintenance of grinders and abrasive wheels. (13 min., 1990, English)  DBP

Power Tool Safety: On Your Guard (TLS-019)
This video explains the safe use of the circular saw, radial arm saw, table saw, portable drills, sanders, bench grinders, angle grinders, and reciprocating saws and how to avoid kickback. (14 min., 1992, English)  AGCA

Powered Hand Tool Safety: Handle with Care (TLS‑020)
This new video program encourages viewers to consider the many dangers that can be part of using powered hand tools. Training is outlined along the lines of "avoid, protect and defend." Employees will see the benefits of working safely with powered hand tools - on and off the job. Includes: avoiding dangers; staying out of the way of tools; proper use of PPE; pre-use inspection of tools; good housekeeping. (19 min., 2000, English)  CTT
Spanish:  Herramientas Eléctricas Manuales: Manejalas con Cuidado (TLS-031S)

Safety in Woodworking (TLS-026)
Attention is focused on hand and machine tool safety.  This video also covers preparation for work:  removing jewelry and loose clothing, wearing protective clothing, safety goggles, and ear protection.  Good housekeeping and proper tool storage are emphasized. (34 min., 1981, English)  VMA

Table/Radial Arm Safety (TLS-029)
A short video which stresses the importance of machine guards as well as personal safety equipment and kickback prevention. (5 min., 1997, English)  DBP

Using Hand and Power Tools Safely (TLS-030)
Offers these rules for safety: anticipate hazards before they occur, use the right tool for the job, use personal protective equipment, follow safety practices, maintain your tools. (12 min., 1990, English)  LIP

See also:

·         Groundskeeping Safety: Be a Pro!  (FAC‑002)

·         Landscaping Power Tools (FAC‑004)

·         Tools for Metal Work (WLD‑009)

Machine Guarding

Accident Prevention through Equipment Guarding (TLS-002)
Examined in this popular program are safety guarding devices, along with proper installation, maintenance, and repair of such devices on conveyors, drive units, motor shafts, and other machinery with exposed moving parts.  Also discussed are ways to involve workers in company safety programs. (11 min., 1976, English)  MSHA

Blueprints for Safety: Machine Safeguarding Kit (TLS-003K) 1
Using clear examples, this kit illustrates how to identify and correct the areas of hazard in your workplace. Covers the importance of machine safeguarding and outlines the steps necessary to implement an effective safeguarding system. Includes: types of hazards and controlling them; types of guards and devices, safeguarding. (12 min., 1995, English)  LIP

Guarding (TLS-006)
This video informs and motivates production and manufacturing workers to operate safely with grinders, saws and interlocks.  Features dramatic footage showing that machine guards are the last barrier between safety and personal injury.  This video describes the types of guards available for different work situations. (13 min., 1990, English)  WCBBC

Machine Guarding (TLS‑010)
Emphasizes the need for your employees to understand and use machine safe-guarding.  Discusses categories and types of guarding, how machine guarding works, importance of safeguarding, places where most machine hazards occur, and safety control devices. (14 min., 1992, English)  CTT
Spanish:  Las Barreras de Proteccion (Machine Guarding) (TLS-032S)

Machine Guarding and Safety (TLS-011)
This program is for employees as well as supervisors.  It explains what machine guarding is all about. lockouts, tagouts, interlocks, photocells, two?hand trip devices and more are covered in detail.  It emphasizes that machine guarding is not foolproof and requires employee responsibility when working with machinery and moving parts. (12 min., 1990, English)  DBP

Machine Guarding: A Management and Employee Safety Program (TLS-012K) 1
This training kit provides an up-to-date review of critical topics, presenting machine guarding as a safety partnership between management and employees.  It includes an instructor's guide, employee handbooks and risk evaluation forms. The video features live-action footage plus vivid graphics and commentary from industry specialists.  It covers regulations, elements of a written program, hazard types, and general operation safety rules. (15 min., 1995, English)  JJK

Machine Safety Guards (TLS-015)
Crushed hands and feet, severed limbs, blindness and sometimes even death; the list of machine-related injuries is as long as it is horrifying. The most dangerous kinds of machine motions are discussed as are the three areas that need safeguarding in all machines. The four general types of machine guards used to protect the worker's safety and important safety tips to keep in mind when using machines with safety guards are presented. Key Training Points: uses; maintenance; tampering; interlocking. (7 min., English)  SFTS

Machine Safety Guards (TLS-016)
This short video describes the most dangerous kinds of machine motions, the three areas that need safeguarding in all machines, the four general types of machine guards used to protect the worker's safety, and important safety tips for using machines with safety guards. (5 min., 1992, English)  SFTS

Power Presses

Machine Power: Mechanical Power Presses and Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus (TLS-013)
All machines use power to work. Safe use of powerful machinery not only involves respect for your equipment: it also involves respect for the power source. Before operating any machinery, make sure you understand all phases of the operation of the equipment, its capabilities, and its limitations. Also, make sure components of the power source are properly guarded and in good working order. Key Training Points: mechanical power presses; machine hazards; machine guards; safe work practices; mechanical power-transmission apparatus. (7 min., English)  SFTS

Pressbrake Guarding - An Alternative Solution (TLS‑022)
This short video has shots of an innovative approach to guarding a large pressbrake. (4 min., 1988, English)  OSHA

Mechanical Power Press Safety: Don't Press Your Luck (TLS-034)
It happens almost daily. Experienced machine operators lose a finger, a hand, or worse - all because they cut corners and their luck runs out. This video program will motivate your workers to follow proper safety procedures, help you comply with OSHA's Mechanical Power Press Safety Standard and review safety tips for operators. Topics include: types of presses; safeguarding devices; safely operating a press; inspections and maintenance. (14 min., 1996, English)  CTT

 

 
 

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