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D.
Hearing Protection
NOISE HAZARD
To Avoid Injury:
•
Unprotected exposure to high noise levels can cause permanent, disabling, hearing loss and other problems, such as
tinnitus (ringing, buzzing, whistling or humming in the ears).
•
Risk assessment and implementation of appropriate controls for these hazards are essential.
•
Appropriate controls to reduce the risk may include actions such as damping materials to prevent work pieces from "ring-
ing".
Power tool operators and adjacent personnel may be exposed to excessive sound levels. The tool in use is generally only
one of many sources of noise that an operator experiences. Other tools and machines in the area, joint assembly noise,
work processes, and other ambient noise sources all contribute to the sound level to which operators are exposed.
The actual sound level an individual is exposed to and the individual's exposure time over the work day are key factors in
determining hearing protection requirements. Worker sound level exposure can only be determined at the job site and is the
responsibility of tool owners and employers.
Measure worker sound level exposure and identify high-risk noise areas where hearing protection is required.
Follow federal (OSHA), state or local sound level statues, ordinances and or regulations.
E.
Vibration
VIBRATION HAZARDS
To Avoid Injury:
•
Long-term exposure to vibration can cause disabling damage to the nerves and blood supply of the hands and arms.
•
Keep the hands away from the tool nose assembly.
•
Wear warm clothing when working in cold conditions and keep your hands warm and dry.
•
If you experience numbness, tingling, pain or whitening of the skin in your fingers or hands, stop using the rivet setter, tell
your employer and consult a physician.
•
Operate and maintain the rivet setter to prevent an unnecessary increase in vibration levels.
•
Support the weight of the rivet setter in a stand or balancer, if possible.
•
The risk from vibration is generally greater when the grip force is higher. Hold the rivet setter with a light but safe grip,
taking account of the required hand reaction forces. Power tools can vibrate during use. To minimize the possible effects of
vibration:
1. Keep hands dry and body dry.
2. Avoid anything that inhibits blood circulation such as tobacco, cold temperatures and certain drugs.
3. Operators should notify their employer when experiencing prolonged symptoms of pain, tingling, numbness or blanch-
ing of the fingers.
4. Wear vibration damping gloves if it can be determined that they reduce the risk of vibration disorders without intro-
ducing other hazards.
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WARNING
WARNING
Cordless Tool
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