Woodshop Safety Benchmark

Front

(Shop Safety) The most important safety rule in the woodshop is:

Back

Maintain awareness and best safety practices

Front

Always get the instructor’s permission before ______________________.

Back

Entering the workshop, Using the equipment

Front

Where do you stand when you use the table saw?

Back

right when crosscutting, left when ripping

Front

If you need to make sharp curves on the band saw, what type of cuts do you make first?

Back

relief cuts

Front

When drilling a large hole in a piece of wood with the drill press, what should you do to the board you are drilling in?

Back

clamp it down

Front

Before changing the bit on the router or adjusting the height of the bit, what should you do?

Back

make sure the machine is unplugged

Front

Which clothing item/dress code is not acceptable for working in the shop: Hair tied back and out of face, Long sleeves with loose cuffs or strings, Closed-toed shoes, Sweatshirt strings and necklaces tucked in or removed?

Back

Long sleeves with loose cuffs or strings

Front

Once you have completed your cut with your tool you should ____ before leaving

Back

Turn off the power and wait until the blade has come to a complete stop

Front

If you get injured but are still feeling ok, do you still need to report it?

Back

Yes

Front

When the wood binds against a saw blade and is thrown back, this is known as

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Kickback