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C-CLAMPS
• • 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.
• • Select C-clamps of proper size and capacity to handle the job.
CLAMPS SAFETY
• • Always inspect clamps before using. Never use a C-clamp with:
- Bent, twisted or cracked frame
- Badly worn threads on spindle
- Bent or cracked spindle
- Swivel pads badly worn, not turning freely, or missing from spindle
• • Never use a hammer or pipe extension to tighten a C-clamp; only tighten to prevent slippage. If a wrench is used on a
C-clamp, do not exceed the recommended “nominal clamping pressure.”
• • Never use a C-clamp as a permanent holding device; always use a clamp only as a temporary holding tool.
• • Never use a C-clamp to secure loads on moving vehicles.
• • Never use a C-clamp with chain, strap, cable or hook to lift or move a load or work object.
• • Never use a C-clamp to hoist or support any scaffolding.
• • Never use a C-clamp as a safety eye hold.
• • Never weld any parts of a C-clamp to other metal objects.
• • Store C-clamps by clamping them in a rack, not in a drawer.
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