Loud and Dangerous
Stop, Drop, and Extinguish
You Twist My Arm (Power Tools & Fasteners)
Measure Up
Tool Time
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his document explains safety issues, chemical details, and handling instructions for jobsite products.

What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?

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This specific extinguisher class handles fires involving ordinary combustibles like paper and wood

What is Class A?

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This term defines the measure of rotational force produced by a drill.

What is torque?

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The exact sum when you combine 24’ 6 1/8” and 13’ 2 ¾”.

What is 37’ 8 ⅞”?

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This versatile hand tool combines a painter's scraper, putty remover, and roller cleaner in one blade

What is a 5-in-1?

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Prolonged noise exposure starting at this decibel level can permanently damage your hearing.

What is 85 dB?

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This fire extinguisher class treats electrical fires.

What is Class C?

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To prevent material splitting, a pilot hole must match this part of the fastener.

What is the shank?

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This fundamental geometric rule uses a right triangle ratio to check for square.

What is the 3-4-5 rule?

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This prying tool is designed with a flat, leverage-building blade to pull nails and separate material.

What is a prybar?

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When placing an extension ladder, you must set it on solid ground, ensure 12 inches of support on each side, and use this lean angle.

What is 4 to 1?

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This term describes materials requiring high temperatures or prolonged heat exposure to ignite.

What is combustible?

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Historically, nail sizes are identified using this coinage-based unit.

What are pennies (d)?

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Because level measures horizontal alignment and plumb measures vertical alignment, their relationship is always this.

What is perpendicular?

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This power saw uses rapid back-and-forth inline strokes, commonly used for demolition framing cuts.

hat is a reciprocating saw?

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Three major jobsite hazards often found in unsafe working conditions include electrical shock, fire risk, and this common slip hazard category

What are slips, trips, and falls?

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The second action step when operating a fire extinguisher, right after pulling the pin.

What is aiming the nozzle at the base of the fire?

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Between a smooth shank nail and a coarse thread screw, this fastener provides superior holding power.

What is a coarse thread screw?

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The fractional reading located halfway between 3.5 inches and 4 inches.

What is 3 3/4"?

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This driver bit design features a star-shaped pattern with 6 points.  

What is a Torx (or Star) bit?

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These three specific elements must combine to trigger a fire.

What are oxygen, fuel, and heat/spark?

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This component on a fire extinguisher indicates whether the canister has proper pressure.

What is the pressure gauge?

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This power saw features a circular, rotating blade set into a flat table bed.

What is a table saw?

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The reading on a tape measure when pointing 1/16th of an inch past the 6-foot mark.

What is 6’ 1/16” (or 6 feet, 1/16 inch)?

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This power saw swings on a pivot arm to deliver precise crosscuts and angled cuts.

What is a miter saw?