SCHOOL : NORTHEASTERN COLLEGE

SUBJECT : BUILDING AND FURNITURE TECHNOLOGY

NAME : KERVON LOPEZ

DATE : 3RD NOVEMBER 2020

TITLE : POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ON SAFETY

What is Safety?
 Safety can be defined as a term used when precautions
are taken to control situations and acts in order to
prevent damage to person/s involved and workshop or
its equipment/materials.
Safe Workshop Habits
 Long pieces of timber should be carried by persons –
one at each end.
 Note position of fire extinguisher.
 Note position of first aid box.
 Report any illness you may feel.
 Burn oily rags.
Clothing Safety Rules
 Keep long hair out of eyes.
 Remove wrist watches.
 Roll up shirt sleeves above elbows.
 Wear protective clothing
 Remove tie.
Instances where accidents in a workshop
occur when:
Lifting, moving and storing materials and jobs.
Handling and using tools.
Striking or stepping on obstructions left on floors or
benches.
Handling/using machines and portable power tools.
Safety Rules when carrying and
storing hand tools
 Don’t carry sharp edged or pointed tools in apron pockets.
 Store tools in tool kit or correct places immediately after
use.
 When passing edged or pointed tools to a fellow worker,
pass them handle first.
 When carrying sharp edged or pointed tools, hold them
close to the edge and body, pointed down to the floor.
 Do not carry too many tools at once.
SAFETY WHEN USING A TENON SAW

 Wear protective clothing

 Keep hands and all parts of the body

behind the cutting edge
SAFETY WHEN CHISELLING
 Chisel away from the body

 Wear protective clothing

 Keep hands and all parts of

the body behind the cutting
edge of the chisel