[TheForge] Safety -- Turning Things Off

[Jerry Frost]

A trick for remembering to turn off gas cylinders is to 
make up a plastic cap or hood that fits over it. When 
you turn it off put the cover on and just before you 
turn out the lights, take a look around and make sure 
all the covers are in place.

The same thing should work for other things that should 
be turned off as well. You just have to develop the 
habit of putting the cover on when you turn it off. And 
THAT is of course the flaw in the plan. Still, it's 
another layer of safety proceedure. A BIG sign on the 
inside of the door as a reminder should help.

Checklists work too but the same problem applies, 
remembering to use it. But, that's just another good 
habit to develop.

Frosty
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If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
The FrostWorks

Meadow Lakes, AK.



From: "David E. Smucker" <davesmucker at hotmail.com>


> Remembering to turn everything off, check the forge, 
> woodstove, air compressor etc. can be a real problem. 
> My worst one is leaving the gas cylinders turned on 
> because I going to use them again right away then 
> getting on to something else and forgetting them.
>
> One of the simplest solutions for this is a very 
> simple check list.  Pilots have been using these 
> since at least WWII and it has save a lot of lives. 
> The list doesn't have to be long or take much time --  
> but something you always do before leaving the shop.
>
> It works for young and old farts alike.
>
> Dave
>