Adopt a Safety First Policy when Using Non-Sparking Tools

摘要

Non-Sparking (NS) tools are designed for use in potentially explosive environments, where conventional steel tools might create sparks in the presence of combustible or easily ignitable vapours, liquids and dust. Because NS tools can't match the hardness of conventional tools, special care should be taken when using them. Mark Haywood, who leads the Bahco team in the UK, offers the following recommendations to NS tool users: Avoid overstraining and heating; make frequent visual checks of each NS tool during use; Don't use both a steel tool and an NS tool at the same time; Don't use high copper content tools, such as Al-Br and Cu-Be tools, in direct contact with acetylene;