Safety Procedures in

Using Hand Tools and

Equipment
Tools Safety Procedures
Never sharpen the pencil over the drawing
Pencil or close to any of your equipment.
•Always keep the lead sharp.
T-square, •Do not use the T-square for any rough
Triangles and purposes.
 •Never cut paper along its working edge,
French curves since the plastics can easily be damaged.
Even light mark can ruin the T-square.
•Scales should not be pricked with needle
points of either the divider or compass
Ruler or Scale
when measurements are taken.
•Do not use scale as a ruler.
Speedball •After using, clean the speed ball pen by
pens and wiping-off or scraping the ink on it with
lettering pens clean cloth, which is a little wet or you may
use blade for scrapping.
•Lettering pens, like technical pens, should
 be clean at once withclean water and soap.
Wipe it off with clean cloth.
Pen holders •Always keep it together with speedball
pens.
•Do not oil the joints of the legs of the
dividers.
Dividers and •Do not use the divider as substitute for
compasses thumbtacks in fastening the drawing paper
on the drawing board or table top.
•The needle points must be sharp and of
equal length.
Ruling pen •Sharpen the nibs or blade of the ruling
 pen when it is no longer in a parabolic
shape.
•Rub the dried ink on the nibs with the use
of paper to avoid clogging at its end when
in use.
•It should be stored in rolled form.
Drawing •It should not be crumpled or wet or kept
paper in a moist or cold place.
•Oslo papers or bond papers must be kept
in a large envelope.
Masking tape •Should be kept together with other
or scotch supplies to avoid losing it.
tape, eraser
and erasing
shield
•Tube watercolors should not be left
uncovered to avoid drying up.
•It should always be in good (drawing)
Water color working condition.
•It must always be clean on or before
using.
•Do not leave any kind of marks on your
board to retain its smoothness.
 Procedures in
Cleaning and Storing
Illustration Measuring
Tools
1. Be sure to inspect tools before using
them. This is to check if they are in
working condition. This can be detected
when there is ease and speed when in
use.
2. After using a tool, clean it thoroughly
with a damp cloth. Wipe it dry with
another piece of cloth before keeping it.
3.When not in use, the T-square is
preferably hung by inserting the hole to a
nail (attached to a wall) at the end of its
blade.
4. Do not abuse or misuse any piece of
drawing instruments.
5. Avoid throwing a tool to anybody;
instead, hand it over to him carefully.
6. Avoid setting off the distances
individually by moving the scale to a new
position from time to time, because
 slight errors in the measurements may
accumulate and give rise to a large error.
7. Avoid unnecessary sliding of T-square or
triangles protect the drawing. Pick up the
triangle by its tip and tilt the T-square
blade upward slightly before moving.
8. Do not pull too much the steel tape of
pull-push rule to the coil spring to avoid
damage.
9. Oil the movable parts of the measuring
tools such as zigzag rules, calipers,
dividers, and compasses to avoid stock-
up.
10. Report defective measuring tools and
any hazard to instructor immediately.