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Self-Check Safety Quiz 25

Powder-Actuated Tools

Directions: Study safety sheet 5-12 from the Safety Guidebook for Carpentry & Building Construction, ISBN 0-07-825352-7. Then choose the letter of the answer that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1.
Using a powder-actuated tool requires safety protection because the tool
A)fires fasteners with great force.
B)is expensive and hard to replace.
C)may not fire each time.
D)may be heavy and hard to use.
2.
To prepare yourself to work with powder-actuated tools, you must
A)have more than one tool.
B)have enough cartridges.
C)be certified in their proper use.
D)be certified in first aid.
3.
Before firing a fastener into a material, make sure it
A)will look good in the material.
B)can be removed from the material.
C)is not the last fastener in the cartridge.
D)will not go completely through the material.
4.
You should load the tool
A)the day before you need it.
B)at least an hour ahead.
C)when the work has slowed.
D)right before you use it.
5.
Avoid driving fasteners into brittle material because the material could
A)chip or splatter.
B)bend and break.
C)make fasteners bend.
D)make the tool misfire.
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