WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER LEAVE CHUCK-KEYS AND OTHER TOOLS IN THE CHUCK!
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- Опубликовано: 7 мар 2024
- In this insightful video, I delve into a crucial aspect of workplace safety that often goes unnoticed: the proper handling of chuck keys and other objects when operating machinery. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, I've witnessed firsthand the impact that negligence in this area can have on both personal safety and professional reputation.
I emphasize the importance of taking ownership of safety practices in the workplace, highlighting the role of each individual in ensuring a safe working environment. By becoming the go-to person for safety in the shop, you not only protect yourself and your coworkers but also enhance your professional standing.
Throughout the video, I demonstrate the potential dangers of leaving chuck keys and other objects unattended, illustrating how such seemingly minor oversights can lead to serious accidents and complications. I stress the need for vigilance and proactive measures to prevent these incidents, underscoring that safety must always be a top priority, no matter the circumstances.
Join me as I share valuable insights and practical tips for maintaining safety in the workplace, empowering you to be a proactive advocate for safety in your own professional journey.
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Meanwhile Matthias Wandel: "it doesn't matter, look!"...
I sometimes hate the guy for being the epitome of unnecessary risks and even telling others to do that.
Who still remembers his very sketchy system for moving construction scaffolding? I do...
It is an important mindset for me. I have always told my coworkers and apprentices that their safety is more important than anything we make.
Great reminders that we all need from time to time - thanks, Chris!
You bet!
and great way to scare the the up and coming diy machinists @@TigermothRacingTV
As a kid playing around in my dads workshop I left a chuck key in our big lathe, it flew past my head and smashed into a 60's Austin-Healey we were working on......
Yeah i didnt do that again, good video!
Aweeee..damaged a vehicle, I never thought of that one!
Well done!
Thanks!
Great topic. In my experience it is not enough to emphasize mindfulness and safety awareness. Safety should be integrated into workflow. When I began my apprenticeship I was shown the lathes in the shop. "Every lathe has a holder for the chuck key." "There are only two places for a chuck key your hand and that holder." "Never start the lathe spindle without looking directly at the chuck key holder." No one in our shop ever threw a chuck key. This is just one example of safe workflow.
Thank you. Well said! One issue we have is that we have many many keys and fixtures for each lathe. Basically each key has to have a safety device.
All of our machines had custom racks usually on the headstock. 40 years on I can still see in my head the rack for the 40hp Ghisholt turret lathe. It had six spaces with chuck keys and wrenches etc. Every time I lifted the clutch lever I did an inventory.@@TigermothRacingTV
I saw a guy get killed by a lathe. It was from THE MOST DANGEROUS thing in the shop.....Cloth, It got his shirt sleeve and tore him into pieces.
I am glad I have never witnessed something like that but I have seen a handful of close calls.
I have difficulty balancing, in my own head, the merits of some of these safety mechanisms with the danger of forming a dependency on them. If my shop had all self-ejecting chuck keys, would I depend on that mechanism and be less rigorous in training myself with the discipline to always remove a chuck key? Or am I just rationalizing an avoidance of self-ejecting keys because they are (marginally) annoying to use?
I do think it's lost on some people (cf. M.W.) that these are important habits to form and even if a given machine cannot conceivably throw the chuck key or meaningfully crash itself with the key in place, that's not true on every machine, and the habits we form are with us for the future on all machines that we use. Hopefully this video helps to send that kind of message.
Thank you for the insights. I ask myself the same questions. For me, I have never had a problem remembering to respect tools like this because I have some kind of "permanent fear" for lack of a better description and I have just left that fear intact and have never forgotten a tool in a moving machine that I can think of. So this is not a problem for me as an individual but I have been training some people new to machining especially in the past few years and it is painful to watch them struggle with this even after multiple instructions. I have concluded that for some people, probably most people, that the safety mechanisms are the best option for them.
Self ejecting chuck key ;) . A good old fashioned spring lol. I also understand your approach. Some risk is necessary for building discipline, which is proportional to safety. I think there is another solution that I haven't seen yet. Imagine if the chuck key was necessary for the power to the motor. A key as a key, if you would. Seems simple enough, but I've never seen somebody do it. Maybe I should make one.
Having the home where you put the chuck key within the eyesight of the motor on-switch can also help.
I like that idea, that the key would have to be in its home in order for it to be possible to turn the machine on. Like a door switch. The problem I see is that for our lathes we have about a dozen different chucks and attachments for each machine and they take different keys and tools. You could be using one chuck and have the key for another chuck in the home switch and then you have the possibility of forgetting again.
this lad is a safety freak and is over reacting and is forgetting no real machinist stands in front of the chuck so
30+ years in the trade an only once have seen a chuck key fly and it just hit the floor job done and you'll only do it once so stop making a big deal out of nothing
I wish everyone only did it once.