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[5th graders mama]

Yup, I DO wear steel toed boots. And dispite all the urban legends about them cutting off toes, it hasn't happened to me yet! This is in part because I just plumb cannot lift enough to crush that steel. I DO regularly drop boards, bricks, pipe wrenches and hammers on the floor and sometimes they land on my tootsies. I used to have many breaks, bruises and bashes.

Safety glasses , we'll wait on that. Let's get the basics now...

Legs and arms fully covered?

[Kygal]

along with safety glasses (mine are SUPER dorky) i have ear plugs, the custom fitted kind i have ear muffs as well, and a 3M respirator with particulate filtres, (i was fit tested and certified by 3M) one of the most impoertant safety items we need is HAIR ELASTICS! the last thing you need is for your head to be sucked in by a fan belt, or power drill, pittsburg machine....nasty buisness that is.

make sure gloves fit well, they can also get caught on things and sucked in, same with watches, and rings.

make sure your clothing fits well and cant get caught in machinery/tools, make sure it is close fitting so sparks/slag from welding, or soldering can get in and burn you.

oh my...there are SOOO many safety things you need to remember...any more anyone thinks of please post!

[5th graders mama]

ooOoooOOooo yeah....
*looking at a nasty nail sticking out of her boot and NOT out of her foot*

Everyone have their tetanus shots?

[sandi227]

My biggest thing is keeping cords clear of my walk ways.
It didn't matter much until the day I tripped over my power cord and my circular saw fell off the work table. It broke and I still haven't saved enough for a new one. I shudder when I think of what else could have happened.

[5th graders mama]

Can you run hooks on the walls and ceilings to effectively give yourself a "drop" outlet with that cord?

[sandi227]

Boy, I am slow. Never thought of it. I'll go look the situation over. There must be a way.
Thank you, Mamacat.

[Sunflower]

along with safety glasses (mine are SUPER dorky) i have ear plugs, the custom fitted kind i have ear muffs as well, and a 3M respirator with particulate filtres, (i was fit tested and certified by 3M) one of the most impoertant safety items we need is HAIR ELASTICS! the last thing you need is for your head to be sucked in by a fan belt, or power drill, pittsburg machine....nasty buisness that is.

make sure gloves fit well, they can also get caught on things and sucked in, same with watches, and rings.

make sure your clothing fits well and cant get caught in machinery/tools, make sure it is close fitting so sparks/slag from welding, or soldering can get in and burn you.

oh my...there are SOOO many safety things you need to remember...any more anyone thinks of please post!

What do you suggest for protection when working on a well house during winter (with pack rats up at head level)? I wore heavy gloves, and a scarf over my face. It was creepy. Only pulled one out, another was reyond reach, and Thankfully the rest escaped. The pack rats can smell bad. I heard that they can have disease.
Thanks.

[themartianchick]

I don't know a doggone thing about packrats but since they smell bad, I'm assuming that they happen to love their own smell. Is there anyway to put something in there that they will HATE. With ordinary mice, I have heard that they hate peppermint. Would mothballs or cedar shavings keep them out?