# Powered Equipment

* Do not operate any machine until you have completed the training on it.
* Wear extra eye protection such as a face shield when in situations creating high eye hazard potentials such as grinders etc. This is IN ADDITION to your normal safety glasses.
* Start and stop your own machine. Remain with it until it has come to a complete stop.
* Only one person should operate a machine unless the process requires a helper.
* Always allow a safe distance between your hands and blades or rotating parts. Keep fingers in such a position that there is no danger of fingers slipping into the cutter or other moving parts.
* Keep the machine clear of tools, scraps, and other items.
* Keep the floor around machines clear of liquids, scraps, tools, and materials.
* Give the machine your undivided attention while you are using it. Do not look away to talk to others.