Section 13 - Hand and Power Tools
13.A General.
13.A.01 Power tools must be of a manufacturer listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory for the specific application for which they are to be used.
13.A.02 Use, inspection, and maintenance.
- Hand and power tools must be used, inspected, and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and recommendations and must be used only for the purpose for which designed. A copy of the manufacturer's instructions and recommendations must be maintained with the tools.
- Hand and power tools must be inspected, tested, and determined to be in safe operating condition before use. Continued daily inspections must be made to assure safe operating condition and proper maintenance.
- Hand and power tools must be in good repair and with all required safety devices installed and properly adjusted. Tools having defects that will impair their strength or render them unsafe must be removed from service.
13.A.03 Guarding.
- Power tools designed to accommodate guards must be equipped with such guards. All guards must be functional.
- Reciprocating, rotating, and moving parts of equipment must be guarded if exposed to contact by employees or otherwise create a hazard.
13.A.04 When work is being performed overhead, tools not in use must be secured or placed in holders.
13.A.05 Throwing tools or materials from one location to another or from one person to another, or dropping them to lower levels, must not be permitted.
13.A.06 Only non-sparking tools must be used in locations where sources of ignition may cause a fire or explosion.
13.A.07 Tools requiring heat treating or redressing must be tempered, formed, dressed, and sharpened by personnel who are experienced in these operations.
13.A.08 The use of cranks on hand-powered winches or hoists is prohibited unless the hoists or winches are provided with positive self-locking dogs. Hand wheels with exposed spokes, projecting pins, or knobs must not be used.
13.A.09 Hydraulic fluid used in powered tools must retain its operating characteristics at the most extreme temperatures to which it will be exposed. > For underground use, see Section 26.D.07.
13.A.10 Manufacturers' safe operating pressures for hydraulic hoses, valves, pipes, filters and other fittings must not be exceeded.
13.A.11 All hydraulic or pneumatic tools that are used on or around energized lines or equipment must have non-conducting hoses of adequate strength for the normal operating pressures.
13.A.12 When fuel-powered tools are used in confined or enclosed spaces, the requirements for concentrations of toxic gases as outlined in Sections 5 and 34 of this manual, must apply.
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