Small Engines

February 8th 12th

UNIT 1 General Shop Safety and Equipment

This is a course is the first of two courses that

prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge
and skill to maintain and repair small internal
combustion engines used on portable power
equipment, such as lawn and garden equipment.
Work ethics, productivity, and safety are an
integral part of the classroom and laboratory
activities of these classes.

Learn safe working habits and procedures. Pass a

safety test with 100 percent.

Comply with safety rules for working with small

engine chemicals.

Identify the harmful exhaust gasses encountered

in the small engine field and the hazards they
present.

Identify, size, and measure metric and standard

fasteners.

Correctly identify and use basic hand tools.

Objectives:
Monday, February 8th
Introduction to Small Engines Class
Clean Up
Tuesday, February 9th
Safety rules
Safety Test
Wednesday, February 10th
Chemical Safety Information and Rules
Harmful Gasses Identification
Thursday, February 11th
Basic Fasteners Introduction
Friday, February 12th
Basic Hand Tool Identification
Vocabulary
Personal safety
Tool and equipment safety
Workplace safety
Righthand threads
Lefthand threads
Course threads
Fine threads

Material safety data sheet

(MSDS)

Snap rings
Lock washers
Keys
Cotter pins
Bolts
Nuts
Screwdrivers
Wrench
Sockets

Extensions
Pliers
Hammer
Chisels
Punches
Files
Hacksaw
Pullers
Vises

Drill bits
Grinder