Tool Safety
Protective gear, safe habits for every power tool, finding hidden wires, ladder safety and storing tools around children.
5 guides
Power tools are safe when you respect them, and dangerous when you get comfortable. Most workshop injuries come from a few predictable causes: no eye protection, loose clothing or gloves near spinning parts, kickback from saws and grinders, drilling into live wiring and falls from ladders.
These guides cover the protective equipment worth owning, the rules for each type of tool, how to find cables and pipes before you drill, and how to store everything safely when there are kids in the house. Nothing here replaces the manual for your specific tool, so always read it first.
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Personal Protective Equipment for DIY: Glasses, Ear Protection, Gloves and Masks
Which safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves and respirators you need for DIY and power tools, what the ratings mean, and when gloves are dangerous.
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Power Tool Safety: Rules for Every Type of Tool
General power tool safety rules plus specific hazards and habits for drills, impact drivers, rotary hammers, angle grinders, saws, sanders, routers and heat guns.
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Electrical Safety: How to Find Hidden Wires and Safely Isolate a Circuit
How to find cables and pipes in walls before drilling, where wires usually run, how to switch off and verify a circuit is dead, and when to call an electrician.
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Ladder Safety and Working at Height: A Beginner's Guide
How to choose the right stepladder or extension ladder, set it up safely, use power tools at height and avoid the falls that cause most DIY injuries.
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Storing Tools Safely When You Have Children
How to store power tools, blades, batteries and chemicals safely in a home with children, plus how to involve kids in DIY safely.
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