Using the Right Tool Promotes Safety

Using the Right Tool Promotes Safety

By Billings Farnsworth

Having the right tool for the right job is important on any project. Improperly using the blunt end of a screwdriver instead of a hammer is a may not seem like much of an issue, but where safety is concerned incorrectly using tools for work that they are not designed to do is an unsafe practice that can lead to an unwanted accident.

Tools are designed to perform specific tasks. Each tool in a tool belt helps the user to properly use the tool in a manner that it was specifically engineered for. Fostering correct use of tools and equipment is the safest way to avoid accidents on the jobsite. Being safe is a matter of using common sense. Construction workers are taught to follow safety rules that are regulated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, to meet the standards of safety set forth by the American National Standards Institute, or ANSI.

Safety standards specify that anyone working in a potentially dangerous occupation wear approved ANSI safety vests. ANSI safety vests worn on the construction site stand out amid the concrete and steel and are easily recognized at great distances because of the bright colored ANSI safety vests.

Crane operators working high above the ground can easily spot other construction workers quickly and move their loads without endangering the lives of people that they work with. The ANSI safety vests may not do appear to do much to save lives, but the wearer is grateful that they can easily be identified on the construction site.

Safety Line (http://safetyline.com) specializes in offering the most complete selection of high visibility safety garments including ANSI Safety vests. Billings Farnsworth is a freelance writer.
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