Safe Power Equipment Usage

Your power equipment helps you to complete your work more efficiently than you would otherwise be able to do it. However, these pieces of machinery are large and have a lot of moving parts and powerful engines, which can cause injury or damage to property if not used carefully. This is why it’s important to ensure that your power equipment usage is safe. Follow these tips to protect yourself and those around you.

Read Your Owner’s Manual

Always review the manual that came with your piece of power equipment for proper usage guidelines. In it, you’ll find ways to keep your equipment maintained, as well as recommendations for products to use.

Review Safety Measures

Go over the operation of the piece of power equipment with whomever is going to operate it. Make sure that they can clearly see the warning labels and that they know where killswitches and other safeguards are located.

Wear Proper Gear

When working with power equipment, you also need to make sure that you’re wearing the right pieces of safety equipment to protect yourself from injury. A pair of goggles for eye protection and a pair of heavy work gloves to protect your hands are the most common pieces needed. It’s also recommended that you be mindful of your attire and avoid wearing loose clothing or jewelry and tie up long hair out of the way.

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