Chapter 9 Flashcards
Maintain wooden handles with
Boiled linseed oil
Avoid using any metal protectant that contains
1-1-1 tricholroethane
Irons
Axe & Halligan
Force applied to the tools handle is multiplied by the working end based upon distance of the fulcrum and working end
This means the longer the handles the greater the force at the working end
Carry axe
With blade away from the body
Carry prying tools
With point or sharp edges away from the body
Carry combination tools
Strapped together
Carry pike poles and hooks
Tool head down and close to the ground, reposition when entering facility (head upright and close to the body)
Carry striking tools
Heads of the tools close to the ground
Carry power tools
Never carry a paper tool that is operating more than 10 ft (3m)
When cutting wired fences keep in mind
Wire will recoil in the direction of the next post on the fence when it’s cut
Adz
A wedge-shaped blade attached at right angles to the handle of the tool
J-tool
- Made of rigid, heavy gauge
- Used for swinging doors equipped with panic hardware
K-Tool
V-blade tool designed to pull lock cylinders from the wall with minimal damage
Mortise lock
- mounted in cavity on the doors edge
- private residences, commercial buildings, and industrial buildings