Power ToolsThe habits that prevent the injuries that actually occur.Practical skillsEducational reference. Read the manual for each tool.AlwaysEye protectionUnplug before adjusting anythingClamp the workpiece — never hold itLet the tool reach full speed before cuttingKeep both hands on the toolNeverLoose sleeves, gloves near rotating parts, or long hair untiedRemove or wedge a guardReach over a running bladeForce the tool — let it cutUse a damaged cable or plugAlsoHearing protection above 85 dBDust mask for wood and masonryRCD on outdoor toolsGood lightingKickback — the tool or workpiece thrown violently back — causes mostserious saw injuries. Clamping and correct feed direction prevent it.Power Toolslearnposters.com
Power Tools — printable life skills wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Power Tools poster

14 entries in 3 groups.

Educational reference. Read the manual for each tool.

Kickback — the tool or workpiece thrown violently back — causes most serious saw injuries. Clamping and correct feed direction prevent it.

Questions about the Power Tools poster

What’s on the Power Tools poster?
14 entries in 3 groups. Educational reference. Read the manual for each tool. Always: Eye protection, Unplug before adjusting anything, Clamp the workpiece — never…; Never: Loose sleeves, gloves near rotating parts, or long hair untied, Remove or wedg…; Also: Hearing protection above 85 dB, Dust mask for wood and masonry, RCD on outdoor…. Kickback — the tool or workpiece thrown violently back — causes most serious saw injuries. Clamping and correct feed direction prevent it.
Who is the Power Tools poster for?
Power Tools belongs to the Practical skills section rather than to a school year, because life skills is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning safety can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Power Tools poster?
Unplug before changing a blade or a bit. Every time, without exception. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Power Tools belongs on the wall where that life skills work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Power Tools?
Carbon Monoxide, Household Chemicals and Child Safety at Home sit alongside Power Tools in the Practical skills section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Carbon MonoxideHousehold ChemicalsChild Safety at Home
Is the Power Tools poster free to download and print?
Yes. Power Tools downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Practical skills section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Power Tools poster print at?
Power Tools is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Power Tools loses nothing.Printing guide

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