MOD 4 Power Tools 1-15

What should you do before performing maintenance on a power tool?

• Leave it plugged in

• Disconnect it from its source of energy

• Turn it on

• Use it immediately

Before plugging into a receptacle, confirm the power switch on the tool is set to the ____.

• On position

• Off position

• Middle position

• Any position

If a power tool is equipped with a trigger lock, what should you NOT do?

• Use the lock

• Activate it

• Turn it off

• Use it

On variable-speed power drills, a screwdriver bit can be used in place of a drill bit so that the drill can be used as a ____.

• Hammer

• Screwdriver

• Saw

• Wrench

How are bits held in a drill?

• By glue

• By the chuck

• By tape

• By a magnet

The size of the chuck limits the size of the bit or tool a drill can ____.

• Break

• Accommodate

• Ignore

• Destroy

When using a hammer drill on concrete, what must be followed?

• No rules

• Personal preference

• Important silica exposure standards

• Random guidelines

Pneumatic drills are typically used when there is no available source of ____.

• Water

• Electricity

• Air

• Fuel

What should be kept lubricated in pneumatic tools?

• The handle

• The drill or wrench

• The battery

• The case

What protects the blade of a circular saw?

• A single guard

• Two guards

• No guard

• A plastic cover