Safety Notes

[Paul Hatfield]

Was working with the bench grinder/wire wheel last night. Thank goodness I had on a hat and eye protection. One of the wires came out and embedded itself into my check. Didn't hurt a lot, but sure glad I was wearing eye protection because that hitting an eye would not be good.

Thought about this again this morning while shaving and maybe we should have a string of posts about various safety practices we should keep in mind-- specific to working on our cars. Eye and hearing protection, breathing safety, gloves, where to safely jack up the car and placement of stands, working with chemicals, & much more.

Anyway, if we collected tips here, maybe someone will avoid injury.

Just a thought.

[Mike Wilson]

I, too, have been speared by flying wires off the wheel. I wear safety glasses but better protection is a full face shield. I've tried different brands of wheels from Harbor Freight and Sears but they all will shed wires.

Mike

[David Aronson]

Oh No! OSHA for PORSCHE. We all have read the instructions and know, via common sense, what is good practice. Where would this string take us.
Let me start. 1. Do not wear a neck tie when adjusting your timing. NEXT? Safety first in all actions is what we must make a goal.

[Vic Skirmants]

We could make a big list; and it would be completely ignored.

[Greg Haskin]

Photos would make the anecdotes more powerful, but not so sure that would be a good thing!

[Martin Benade]

Most of us are men. Typically, we ignore safety warnings.

[Don Gale]

Photos would make the anecdotes more powerful, but not so sure that would be a good thing!

[David Aronson]

This short topic shows that it takes a sense of humor to keep plugging away at caring for these silly little cars. The joy is ours!

[Vic Skirmants]

This short topic shows that it takes a sense of humor to keep plugging away at caring for these silly little cars. The joy is ours!

Hear, Hear!!

[Adam Wright]

For anything that can fly, like a wire wheel, I use a full face shield.

[Mike Wilson]

[Walt Nolte]

Recommended safety note: stay away from T-Rex

Walt Nolte
59 A Coupe
Montana

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[Curt Dansby]

Ok
How many of the rest of you have been walking around in the garage and you suddenly hop like you sprained your ankle? Know where I am going? That piece of wire brush that landed in your sock and made it through a couple wash cycles finally aligns a sharp end with some tender flesh. It looks funny to the casual observer but it has happened to me numerous times. I have a rig like Adam's that I use when I wire brush but it has a plastic eye shield and the rest is mesh. More tolerable in the Southern Climes. You can pull wire out of your foot but an eye could be a little trickier.

In the words of Sgt. Esterhaus- Let's be careful out there.

Curt

[Ron LaDow]

Two lessons learned once and never again:
1) Do not try to catch a falling knife, especially if you are good at putting edges on them. You might catch it.
2) Do not wear low-cut shoes when using a cutting torch, and there's probably nothing to add to that.

[Martin Benade]

I take it #2 refers to the practice of getting hot slag between your little toe and it’s neighbor.