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10. Maintenance of machinery is required on a regular basis per manufacturer's recommendations. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT General Rules ' 1. Tools used by employees must conform to all applicable safety standards. 2. Tools and equipment shall be used only for jobs they are designed for. 3. Before using any tool or piece of equipment, conduct a visual inspection to determine its condition. 4. Faulty tools shall not be used and shall be reported to supervisor. 5. When power operated tools are designed to accommodate guards; they shall only be used with such guards in place. ' 6. Belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, sprockets, spindles, drums, fly wheels, chains or other reciprocating, rotating or moving parts of equipment shall be guarded if such parts are exposed shall meet the requirements as set forth in the most current ANSI/OSHA requirements. OSHA 1910 Code. 7. Employees shall not alter or remove machine guards. ' 8. If an employee notes a machine guard, which is faulty, loose, or otherwise ineffective and dangerous, the employee shall not use such machinery and report it immediately to the supervisor. 9. Any equipment found to be faulty shall be reported to the supervisor, tagged as such, locked out and repaired before used. ' 10. Any reported faulty equipment, if not repairable, shall be discarded immediately by a supervisor. 11. Repair work on any machinery or equipment shall begin only after the machine or equipment has been made incapable of being started. During the duration of the repair work, the machine or equipment must be tagged on or near the start mechanism with a "DO NOT USE" tag. Handtools 1. Employees shall not be permitted to use any unsafe tool. 2. Wrenches, including adjustable, pipe, end, and socket wrenches shall not be used when jaws ' are sprung to the point that slippage occurs. 3. Impact tools, such as drift pins, wedges, and chisels, shall be kept free of mushroomed heads. ' 4. The handles of tools shall be kept free of splinters or cracks and shall be kept tight in the tool. Electric Power Operated Handtools 1. Electric power operated tools shall either be of the approved double - insulated type or adequately grounded. 2. The use of electric cords for hoisting or lowering shall not be permitted.