OSHA Colors
What color represents good, safe, or first aid?
What is Green
How do you lock or unlock the miter saw?
What is you push down on the handle and pull the silver pin out from the backside
What is the most important thing you do with the wood before you turn on the machine?
Clamp the wood in place
What should you turn on before you turn the blade on?
What is the vacuum
What color represents Stop, Danger, or Fire?
What is Red
Where should you hands never be when using the miter saw?
What is in the yellow no-no zone
What are the two biggest safety concerns when using the drill press?
1. leaving the chuck key in
2. not clamping the wood
How do you first turn the table saw on?
Push the yellow and red switch up and wait for the red light to stop flashing.
What does the color Blue represent?
What is information (typically a machine is under repair)
When using the miter saw how do you hold the wood?
What is use your left hand and push down and back on the wood (making sure it is up against the back block?
How do you move the bit up and down?
How do you turn the blade on?
Pull up on the red paddle
What does the color Yellow represent
What is caution for tripping, failing, or striking
Where do you put any leftover wood?
When should you walk away from the drill press after you use it.
How should you turn the blade off?
With both hands still on the wood, lift your knee up and push the red paddle back in (if you are not comfortable doing that, ask a buddy to assist you)
What does the color Orange represent?
What is warning for moving parts
When should you let go of the blade handle?
When you pull the blade back up and it is no longer touching any wood?
If you are trying to clamp your wood and the clamp is not big enough, what should you do?
ASK, we have different clamps you could use!
If you are cutting a large piece of wood and your hands would be too close to the blade, what should you do?
Use a push block (a stick or a different piece of wood to push the wood through the blade)