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Best Ways to be Safe on the Job and Prolong
Your Tools

Prolonging the life of any tool is usually the ideal scenario. Safety is also a concern, especially with new technology being introduced. Understanding what can be helpful and what can be harmful will help any novice or advanced operator. Are you starting to question the performance of your tools? Did you follow the proper maintenance guidelines? Is your tool not working as well as it once was? We gathered some guidelines to help you.

• Air pressure not as great as it used to be? Look for damage to the air line. This may be the easiest thing to replace to ensure your tool is working at the speed and power it should. Dynabrade also offers swivels on air lines to make it easier to operate on the job. The line moves with the tool and doesn't cause a kinked mess of hoses.
• Don't hang tools unless it comes with a hanger. You could damage or ruin parts on the tool… and nobody wants that on a brand new tool
• Use a vacuum with your tool. Prevent dust and other particulates from gathering on your work-piece and the floor. If your tool isn't vacuum compatible, we do offer kits to fix that. You could always sweep and vacuum the area intermittently as well.
• Keep your tools away from dust and debris. If your tool is not being used, and in an area where dust or debris can land on it – it would be best to move the tool to another location. Dust and debris can clog your tool and not have it run at optimal performance.
• Store your abrasives, oils, and greases properly. Keep these out of sunlight so there is no deterioration from outside sources. The best place to keep these, especially abrasives, is a dark, not humid, and moderate temperature setting.
• Clamp your work-piece down. This will help the tool operate with ease and prevent any injuries from anything slipping or moving out of place.
• If you aren't using source capture, use PPE. Safety glasses, masks, and other variations of PPE are best to protect yourself from dust and debris getting into your eyes or lungs.
• Arms or hands getting tired from overuse? Switch to a Dynabrade tool! The air tools we manufacture in the USA are lightweight with the power needed for the application.

Ergonomics helps adapt the job to the person, rather than forcing the person to fit the job. Adapting the job to fit the worker can help reduce ergonomic stress and eliminate many potential ergonomic disorders. The objective of ergonomics is to adapt the job and workplace to the worker by designing tasks, workstations, tools, and equipment that are within the worker's physical capabilities and limitations. Major causes of many current ergonomic problems are technological advances such as more specialized tasks, higher assembly line speeds, and increased repetition, plus a lack of ergonomically designed technologies. Consequently, worker's hands, wrists, arms, shoulders, backs and legs may be subjected to thousands of repetitive twisting, forceful or flexing motions during a typical workday. In many instances, some machine tools and work environment are often poorly designed, placing undue stress on the worker's tendons, muscles, and nerves. Recognizing ergonomic hazards in the workplace is the essential first step in correcting the hazards and improving worker protection. The proper Dynabrade tool and work environment can help reduce the contributing factors associated with cumulative trauma disorders. Dynabrade prides themselves on introducing safety features to every tool manufactured.

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