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Welding Safety Tips and Guidelines (Part 2)
How does one avoid the risks and hazards associated with welding? Here are some tips for practicing safe welding: WELDING SAFETY TIPS:...


Welding Safety Tips and Guidelines (Part 1)
Welding procedures pose a number of hazards to both individuals doing the activity and others in the immediate area. As a result, it is...


Why Hire, Rather Than Purchase, Plant Equipment?
When deciding whether to hire or purchase new plant equipment, it's important to assess your individual requirements. Consider some of...


Top Tips for Using Hand Tools and Power Tools Safely
It's a well-known fact that construction sites present several risks. With so many possible causes of injury and fatalities, safety must...


How to Maintain Your Chainsaw
If you want to use a chain saw effectively and safely, you'll need to keep it well-maintained. In addition to ensuring your safety,...


Tool Tuesdays - know your tools! (Tile Cutters)
A manual tile cutter is a simple scoring tool used to cut straight lines in ceramic and porcelain tile. They are used by tile installers....


Tool Tuesdays - know your tools! (Ladders)
A ladder is an essential tool in every home or workplace because it allows you to complete certain tasks with ease, especially when...


Tool Tuesdays - know your tools! (Pressure Washer)
A pressure washer or power washer is a high-pressure mechanical sprayer used to remove loose paint, mould, grime, dust, mud, and dirt...


Tool Tuesdays - know your tools! (Scaffolding)
Scaffolding, also called scaffold or staging, is a temporary structure used to support a work crew and materials to aid in the...


Tool Tuesdays - know your tools! (Brush Cutter)
A brushcutter (also called a brush saw or clearing saw) is a powered garden or agricultural tool used to trim weeds, small trees, and...


Tool Tuesdays - know your tools! (Chainsaw)
A chainsaw is a portable gasoline-, electric-, or battery-powered saw that cuts with a set of teeth attached to a rotating chain driven...


Tool Tuesdays - know your tools! (Angle Grinder)
An angle grinder, also known as a side grinder or disc grinder, is a handheld power tool used for grinding (abrasive cutting) and...


Tool Tuesdays - know your tools! (Water Pump)
A water pump is a machine used to increase the pressure of water in order to move it from one point to another. Modern water pumps are...


Tool Tuesdays - know your tools! (Power Tools)
Power tools are used in industry, construction, the garden, for housework tasks and around the house for purposes of driving (fasteners),...


Tool Tuesdays - know your tools! (Drive Units)
Drive Units are used for driving mechanical flex drive pokers and submersible pumps. HOW THEY WORK Poker: The machines are used for...


Tool Tuesdays - know your tools! (Earth Augers)
An earth auger, earth drill, or post-hole auger is a drilling tool or machine. HOW THEY WORK As the drill spins and bores a whole on the...


Tool Tuesdays - know your tools! (Vibration Roller)
A vibratory roller is a drum compactor used to densify soil, asphalt, or other materials to increase the surface's load-bearing capacity....


Tool Tuesdays - know your tools! (Generators)
Generators, also called "dynamo", turns mechanical energy into electricity for transmission and distribution to residential, commercial,...


Tool Tuesdays - know your tools! (Concrete Cutters)
Concrete Cutters are used for cutting the expansion joints in concrete floors. Meanwhile, it can cut and groove all standard types of...


Tool Tuesdays - know your tools! (Concrete Mixer)
A Concrete Mixer is used to mix cement, water and aggregate in proportion into a consistent mix known as concrete. HOW THEY WORK A...
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