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HEX KEYS SAFETY
HEX KEYS
• • Users and bystanders must wear safety goggles.
• • To avoid possible eye injury from flying objects, safety
goggles or equivalent protection conforming to ANSI Z87.1
shall be worn and kept clean by the user and all persons
in the immediate area where any tool is being used.
• • Comfort or plastic grips on handles are not intended to
give any degree of protection against electric shock and
shall not be used on or near live electric circuits.
ASME B18.3.2M – Hexagon Keys and Bits
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• • Users shall apply a controlled force with a stance
adjusted and braced to prevent rapid bodily movement
or a fall if sudden release occurs.
• • Never hammer on a hex key.
• • Never use a pipe or cheater bar on the handle or key end.
• • Do not repair hex key wrenches.
• • Inspect and discard bent, deformed or cracked hex
key tools.