Safety Advice For Safety Advice For Using Clipper SawUsing Clipper Saw

Safety Comes FirstSafety Comes First

Your Health is Your WealthYour Health is Your Wealth

Learning outcomesLearning outcomes

1.1. List the 5 essential points that must List the 5 essential points that must be taken into consideration when be taken into consideration when using any machinery.using any machinery.

2.2. You are not a mechanic, list 3 You are not a mechanic, list 3 things that you should or should not things that you should or should not do when using clipper saws. do when using clipper saws.

3.3. List 6 rules that must be List 6 rules that must be remembered when using clipper remembered when using clipper saws.saws.

Nine fingers or No thumbsNine fingers or No thumbs

Count to tenCount to ten Pick up a brickPick up a brick Pick up a trowelPick up a trowel Pick up a forkPick up a fork Pick up a spoonPick up a spoon

IntroductionIntroduction

First I will go through the essential First I will go through the essential points that must be remembered points that must be remembered when using any type of machinery.when using any type of machinery.

Following on from this I will talk Following on from this I will talk about the fact that you are not about the fact that you are not mechanics so don’t try to be.mechanics so don’t try to be.

Finally I will list the steps that must Finally I will list the steps that must be taken in order to safely use a be taken in order to safely use a clipper saw successfully. clipper saw successfully.

EssentialsEssentials

1.1. SAFETY GLASSES MUST BE WORN AT ALL Times.SAFETY GLASSES MUST BE WORN AT ALL Times.

2.2. EAR PROTECTION MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES.EAR PROTECTION MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES.

3.3. NEVER OPERATE ANY MACHINERY UNDER THE NEVER OPERATE ANY MACHINERY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL.INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL.

4.4. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS SWITCH OF POWER IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS SWITCH OF POWER IMMEDIATELY.IMMEDIATELY.

5.5. IF YOU DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT USING THE IF YOU DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT USING THE MACHINE DO NOT USE IT.MACHINE DO NOT USE IT.

QuestionsQuestions

List the 5 essential points that must List the 5 essential points that must be taken into consideration when be taken into consideration when using any machinery.using any machinery.

You are not a mechanic You are not a mechanic

1.1. IF YOU NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE IF YOU NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE SAW INFORM A LECTURER OR SAW INFORM A LECTURER OR TECHNICIAN IMMEDIATELY.TECHNICIAN IMMEDIATELY.

2.2. IF ANY ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO BE MADE IF ANY ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO BE MADE TO THE SAW INFORM A LECTURER OR TO THE SAW INFORM A LECTURER OR TECHNICIAN IMMEDIATELY.TECHNICIAN IMMEDIATELY.

3.3. YOU SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE YOU SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SAW ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SAW YOURSELF. YOURSELF.

QuestionsQuestions

You are not a mechanic, list 3 things You are not a mechanic, list 3 things that you should or should not do that you should or should not do when using clipper saws.when using clipper saws.

Rules to Remember When Cutting Rules to Remember When Cutting A BrickA Brick

1.1. THE MACHINE MUST BE TURNED ON AND BLADE THE MACHINE MUST BE TURNED ON AND BLADE RUNNING BEFORE THE BRICK IS FED IN TO BE RUNNING BEFORE THE BRICK IS FED IN TO BE CUT.CUT.

2.2. ALWAYS FEED THE BRICK IN FROM THE FRONT OF ALWAYS FEED THE BRICK IN FROM THE FRONT OF THE BLADE, NEVER FROM THE BACK. THE BLADE, NEVER FROM THE BACK.

3.3. FIRST CONTACT OF THE BLADE MUST ALWAYS BE FIRST CONTACT OF THE BLADE MUST ALWAYS BE WITH THE END OF THE BRICK AND NOT THE WITH THE END OF THE BRICK AND NOT THE CENTER.CENTER.

4.4. HANDS MUST BE KEEPT ON EITHER SIDE OF THE HANDS MUST BE KEEPT ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BLADE, AND NEVER IN LINE WITH THE BLADE.BLADE, AND NEVER IN LINE WITH THE BLADE.

5.5. HANDS MUST BE KEEPT WELL CLEAR OF HANDS MUST BE KEEPT WELL CLEAR OF RUNNING BLADE.RUNNING BLADE.

6.6. MATERIALS BEING CUT MUST BE HELD SECURE IN MATERIALS BEING CUT MUST BE HELD SECURE IN PLACE.PLACE.

QuestionsQuestions

List 6 important points that must be List 6 important points that must be remembered when using clipper remembered when using clipper saws.saws.

ConclusionConclusion

1.1. Use your head use your PPE.Use your head use your PPE.

2.2. Don’t drink and drive.Don’t drink and drive.

3.3. Your not a mechanic.Your not a mechanic.

4.4. 7500 RPM, the blade wants to pull 7500 RPM, the blade wants to pull you and the brick.you and the brick.