Industrial Technology – Timber

Woodwork Hand Tool Safety

1) Why are many accidents caused when using hand tools?
a) Because they are dangerous.
b) Because they are difficult to use on hard timber.
c) The hand tools are too slow to use.
d) The hand tools are not used, carried, laid down, stored, sharpened or adjusted correctly.

2) Why should materials be held firmly when being worked or cut?

a) Because the timber is too hard and the tools too blunt.
b) It is dangerous to work materials that are not held in the vice, or on the bench with a G-clamp.
c) It is advisable because of the added comfort it affords the operator.
d) Because the bench will be damaged.

3) Why is it wrong to hold work in, or by the hand when using a screwdriver?
a) The point of the screwdriver may slip and cause an injury.
b) Because grease from your hand will stain the job.
c) It should be held in the vice to stop the job turning.
d) The screwdriver may damage the slot of the screw and make it hard to remove.

4) How should chisels and gouges be used?

a) Always chisel downwards.
b) The chisel should point to the waste side of the timber.
c) Towards the left of the body.
d) Held behind the cutting edge and chisel away from the body.

5) How should chisels and gouges be carried?

a) By the handle.
b) With the cutting edge pointing down and held close to your body.
c) They should be held at arm’s length pointing away from the body.
d) With the blade pointing up.

6) Why should careful attention be given when the teacher is demonstrating the correct method of using
the various hand tools?
a) Because the teacher will punish any pupil not paying attention.
b) If you do not watch, you may ruin your job.
c) By not paying attention, it could mean that the tools are used incorrectly causing a serious injury.
d) It is impolite not to pay attention to what you are told.

7) What safety rule must be insisted upon regarding files and rasps?
a) They must never be used if they are blunt.
b) They must always be fitted with a handle.
c) They should always be pushed away from the body.
d) Never place your hand in front of the cutting edge.

8) If an accident occurs, large or small what should you do?

a) Inform the teacher immediately.
b) Repair the injury with a Band-Aid.
c) Lay down on the bench with the injury raised above your head.
d) Sew it back together.

Revised Sem1 2020 3