The first thing you have to do is wear eye protection. This is a MUST.
Going blind is usually optional when working on your car. Yes, buy the damn ugly goggles! Having sharp pieces of corroded metal cutting into your eyeballs makes for an extremely bad day.
No, the glasses you got at the eye doctor will not protect your eyes. If you work with air conditioning systems, you need to wear splash goggles.
No, the glasses you got at the eye doctor will not protect your eyes. If you work with air conditioning systems, you need to wear splash goggles.
When you use a pressurized sprayer be sure to wear a face shield.
Wear well-fitted clothes, no jewelry and tie back long hair. Wear shoes that are sturdy with nonslip soles.
When you grind, weld, or handle hot metal use a heavy glove that fits well. When you handle caustic (burns the skin) chemicals, choose vinyl or polyurethane gloves.
Don't forget to protect you ears with earplugs, if necessary. Becoming deaf is also usually optional when working on your car.
If you are using solvents to clean parts or if you paint your car, use a respirator. Losing consciousness, brain cells, or dying makes for a very bad day, too.
Lifting and Carrying
The packages you pick up may be small, but are often heavy and unbalanced. Knowing the right way to lift and carry is essential to keeping you off of the couch.
A. With your feet comfortably apart, stand close to the package you want to pick up.
B. Keeping your back and elbows straight, bend your KNEES until you reach the best position to get a good grip on the package.
C. Lift the package by straightening your LEGS. Use you LEG muscles and not your BACK muscles.
D. Don't twist your body, while carrying the package. If you need to turn, turn your whole body using your FEET.
E. When placing the package on a shelf, place it on the edge and slide it back. Do NOT lend forward while doing this.
F. When putting the package on the floor, bend your KNEES and keep your back STRAIGHT. Do not lend forward.
Wear well-fitted clothes, no jewelry and tie back long hair. Wear shoes that are sturdy with nonslip soles.
When you grind, weld, or handle hot metal use a heavy glove that fits well. When you handle caustic (burns the skin) chemicals, choose vinyl or polyurethane gloves.
Don't forget to protect you ears with earplugs, if necessary. Becoming deaf is also usually optional when working on your car.
If you are using solvents to clean parts or if you paint your car, use a respirator. Losing consciousness, brain cells, or dying makes for a very bad day, too.
Lifting and Carrying
The packages you pick up may be small, but are often heavy and unbalanced. Knowing the right way to lift and carry is essential to keeping you off of the couch.
A. With your feet comfortably apart, stand close to the package you want to pick up.
B. Keeping your back and elbows straight, bend your KNEES until you reach the best position to get a good grip on the package.
C. Lift the package by straightening your LEGS. Use you LEG muscles and not your BACK muscles.
D. Don't twist your body, while carrying the package. If you need to turn, turn your whole body using your FEET.
E. When placing the package on a shelf, place it on the edge and slide it back. Do NOT lend forward while doing this.
F. When putting the package on the floor, bend your KNEES and keep your back STRAIGHT. Do not lend forward.
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