Page: Real World Safety Practices
| 1. When operating a table saw how often do you: |
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| | answered question | 940 |
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| skipped question | 6 |
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| | Always | Usually | Sometimes | Never | Rating
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| Use a guard? | 14.7% (130) | 11.7% (104) | 17.4% (154) | 56.2% (498) | 886 |
| Wear hearing protection? | 13.7% (118) | 19.0% (163) | 37.1% (319) | 30.2% (259) | 859 |
| Wear safety glasses? | 41.1% (360) | 25.2% (221) | 27.2% (238) | 6.5% (57) | 876 |
| Wear a dust mask or respirator? | 2.5% (23) | 12.2% (110) | 50.2% (453) | 35.1% (317) | 903 |
| Use a push stick or feather board? | 35.2% (325) | 36.9% (341) | 25.1% (232) | 2.7% (25) | 923 |
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| 2. When operating a circular saw how often do you: |
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| | answered question | 943 |
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| skipped question | 3 |
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| | Always | Usually | Sometimes | Never | Rating
Count |
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| Remove or disable the blade guard? | 2.3% (22) | 3.4% (32) | 20.9% (196) | 73.4% (689) | 939 |
| Wear hearing protection? | 11.3% (106) | 12.3% (115) | 39.8% (373) | 36.6% (343) | 937 |
| Wear safety glasses | 38.2% (359) | 24.5% (230) | 28.5% (268) | 8.7% (82) | 939 |
| Wear a dust mask or respirator? | 1.8% (17) | 6.9% (64) | 49.4% (460) | 41.9% (390) | 931 |
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| 3. When operating a miter saw how often do you: |
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| | answered question | 936 |
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| skipped question | 10 |
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| | Always | Usually | Sometimes | Never | Rating
Count |
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| Remove or disable the blade guard? | 2.7% (25) | 2.3% (21) | 17.2% (160) | 77.8% (724) | 930 |
| Wear hearing protection? | 10.0% (93) | 13.1% (122) | 38.2% (356) | 38.7% (361) | 932 |
| Wear safety glasses | 36.7% (340) | 22.1% (205) | 27.5% (255) | 13.6% (126) | 926 |
| Wear a dust mask or respirator? | 1.5% (14) | 6.0% (56) | 43.2% (401) | 49.2% (457) | 928 |
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| 4. When operating a router how often do you: |
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| | answered question | 930 |
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| skipped question | 16 |
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| | Always | Usually | Sometimes | Never | Rating
Count |
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| Wear hearing protection? | 21.1% (196) | 17.1% (159) | 28.3% (263) | 33.4% (310) | 928 |
| Wear safety glasses | 44.4% (409) | 24.2% (223) | 22.2% (205) | 9.2% (85) | 922 |
| Wear a dust mask or respirator? | 3.4% (31) | 10.7% (99) | 44.9% (415) | 41.1% (380) | 925 |
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| 5. When operating a hammer drill or breaker how often do you: |
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| | answered question | 934 |
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| skipped question | 12 |
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| | Always | Usually | Sometimes | Never | Rating
Count |
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| Wear hearing protection? | 27.7% (258) | 25.4% (237) | 27.1% (253) | 19.8% (185) | 933 |
| Wear safety glasses | 46.7% (433) | 25.9% (240) | 19.7% (183) | 7.8% (72) | 928 |
| Wear a dust mask or respirator? | 7.3% (68) | 19.3% (179) | 46.4% (431) | 27.0% (251) | 929 |
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| 6. If you have or use a Telehandler (4WD forklift) how often do you: |
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| | answered question | 520 |
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| skipped question | 426 |
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| | Always | Usually | Sometimes | Never | Rating
Count |
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| Use the forks themselves as a work platform? | 0.6% (3) | 4.1% (21) | 40.2% (208) | 55.2% (286) | 518 |
| Stand on the forks using a custom-made work platform? | 3.9% (20) | 17.2% (89) | 47.7% (247) | 31.3% (162) | 518 |
| Stand on the forks using a manufacturer-supplied work platform? | 7.2% (37) | 12.3% (63) | 32.7% (168) | 47.8% (245) | 513 |
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| 7. When working above the ground how often do you: |
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| | answered question | 929 |
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| skipped question | 17 |
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| | Always | Usually | Sometimes | Never | Rating
Count |
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| Stand above where the ladder says you're supposed to stand? | 5.8% (54) | 19.3% (179) | 57.7% (535) | 17.2% (159) | 927 |
| Use framing lumber in place of rated staging planks? | 5.2% (47) | 15.7% (143) | 45.7% (416) | 33.5% (305) | 911 |
| Build work platforms from framing lumber instead of using pipe staging or manufactured wall jacks? | 4.0% (36) | 13.1% (119) | 44.3% (401) | 38.6% (349) | 905 |
| Work on a roof without wearing a safety harness. | 23.4% (216) | 38.9% (359) | 27.3% (252) | 10.5% (97) | 924 |
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| 8. When using nail guns how often do you: |
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| | answered question | 924 |
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| skipped question | 22 |
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| | Always | Usually | Sometimes | Never | Rating
Count |
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| Wear eye protection? | 42.7% (383) | 20.9% (187) | 22.9% (205) | 13.5% (121) | 896 |
| Wear hearing protection? | 10.4% (95) | 12.5% (114) | 32.9% (300) | 44.2% (404) | 913 |
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| 9. How often do you wear a hard hat on the jobsite? |
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| | answered question | 934 |
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| skipped question | 12 |
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Count |
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| Always | | 10.2% | 95 |
| Usually | | 10.2% | 95 |
| Sometimes | | 36.9% | 345 |
| Never | | 42.7% | 399 |
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| 10. How often is there a fire extinguisher: |
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| | answered question | 939 |
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| skipped question | 7 |
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| | Always | Usually | Sometimes | Never | Rating
Count |
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| In your vehicle? | 44.3% (407) | 11.4% (105) | 13.3% (122) | 30.9% (284) | 918 |
| On your jobsite? | 30.3% (277) | 20.7% (189) | 30.3% (277) | 18.6% (170) | 913 |
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