Top 10 Safety Tips For Electric Home Power Tools

Mostly everyone love DIY.  It’s a great feeling when you have that power tool in your hand and you fix something that would normally cost you money by calling in the professionals.  If you are in Canada and doing your own handy work, look after your tools carefully. Otherwise, call your electricians in Toronto to do it for you. Dynamic Electric does a lot of work with residential home owners and corporate companies, also they give good advice for DIY.

It is important, with DIY, that you work safely. Power tools can be dangerous and apart from you locking them away between uses, there are several things you should know.  This is about your safety, and your family’s safety, so read carefully.

Read the Instructions

This might seem like the most obvious tip but you would be surprised at how many people don’t read the instructions and land up with some kind of disaster.  The instructions will tell you exactly what to do and exactly how to handle safety procedures.  Don’t just read the instructions briefly; read them thoroughly.  It may be a bore, but it will be worth it

If You Are Unsure, Ask for Help

If this is your first time using a power tool, ASK FOR HELP!  Ask your neighbour or call a friend.  Some power tools even have helplines so you can always call the number given to ask for advice.  If you are unsure, rather don’t start.  You do not want to make a huge mistake and then have to spend huge money to fix it.  You also don’t want to have an accident.  You only need to ask for help once, and then you will be fine for the rest of the time!

Use the Right Tools

It might be tempting to use that massive power drill to hang up your paintings when you actually should be wanted to use a hammer and nails!  That might be a nonsensical argument, but in fact, there are those people who use the wrong tools for the wrong job and then have a mini disaster.  Be wise!

Look After the Wires

When you plug in your power tool, make sure the power is off.  Then, when you bring it over to the place you are working, make sure the wires are laid out carefully and that you, or anybody else, will not trip over them.  Be aware plugging things in, laying them out, and then removing them.  Working with electricity can always be dangerous, so take extra precautions. 

Keep Kids Out Your Workspace

You do not want any distractions while you are working with power tools and you definitely do not want kids coming in and disturbing you, and / or causing havoc with your tools.  Mostly, you do not want kids coming in and having some kind of terrible accident with a tool.  Power tools are dangerous.  Keep them way out of reach of children and do not allow children into your workspace.  By the way, the same applies to dogs and cats!

Always Disconnect Your Power Tools

Your power tools may have specialized safety features, but even so, always disconnect your power tools.  You do not want to run the risk of them suddenly switching them on while you are moving them from one area to another or if you are cleaning them or servicing them.  Also, and this is an obvious one, always keep them unplugged when you are not using them.

Service Your Tools Regularly

You are spending a lot of money on a DIY power tool, and in the process, hoping to save a lot of money by doing your own handy work.  Like anything, take care of your tools well.  Keep them well maintained and cleaned, and do not miss their regular services. If you do not service your tool as per the suggestions or instructions, you will have more trouble than satisfaction, as time goes on.  Yes, services cost money, but you would never miss a car service so don’t miss a tool service.

Keep Your Workspace in Good Order

Nobody likes to work in a mess. Well, maybe you do, but you really should not!  If you are messy, you are more at risk of having an accident. Keep your nails and other small things in jars, or tucked away neatly in draws, and don’t leave any sharp or dangerous objects lying around. 

Check Your Ladders and Your Work Surfaces

Some people are better on ladders than others!  If your ladder is old, give it a service too.  There is nothing worse, or more dangerous, than falling off a ladder while holding a chainsaw!  And if you are a little unsteady on your feet, you want a work surface, floor, and table, which are flat, even and steady.

DIY and Commercial Workspaces 

If you are doing your own handy work in a commercial workspace, you may find it a lot safer and a lot more reliable, to call in the commercialelectrical contractors Toronto.  Doing your own handy work in a home is tricky enough, but in a commercial space you do not want to take any risks.  A certified electrician can do the job for you, safely and efficiently, without any risk to you or your fellow workers.

If you want to do your own handy work, buy the best possible power tools.  If you work in an office, or own office space and need electrical work, rather call in Dynamic Electric.  They are an excellent commercial electrician Toronto who can help in all aspects and with anything to do with electrics.  The same applies to residences too.  Only use power tools if you know what you are doing; otherwise - call in the professionals!