Equipment and Tool Safety

Providing resources and guidance for the safe use of tools by UC Berkeley personnel.

Employee's Toes Crushed by Falling Compressed Gas Cylinder

March 31, 2007
What Happened?

In February 2007, a University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) researcher was loading a gas cylinder on a two-cylinder cart when the previously loaded cylinder fell and crushed his toes.

What was the cause of the accident? What were the contributing factors?

The most likely cause of this accident is the fact that this two-cylinder cart had no means to secure both cylinders independently. Therefore, when positioning the second cylinder on the cart, there was no way to secure the first cylinder. Loading the second cylinder puts the...

UC Printing Services: Operating a Saw-Out Machine

Office of Environment, Health & Safety
UC Printing Services
2003

Operating a Saw-Out Machine, UC Printing Services

UC Printing Services: Operation of The Rollem Score/Numbering Machine

UC Printing Services
Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2006

Operation of The Rollem Score/Numbering Machine, UC Printing Services

UC Printing Services: Shrinkwrap

UC Printing Services
Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2006

Operation of the Hanagata Shrinkwrap - UC Printing Services

Using Hand Tools

Department of Recreational Sports
Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2004

Using Hand Tools, Recreational Sports - Maintenance

Three Knife Trimmer

UC Printing Services
Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2006

Operationof Muller Martini Merit Three-Knifer Trimmer - UC Printing Services

Fume Hoods

Common Sensors on Campus collapse all expand all Magnehelic and Minihelic

magnehelic gauge...

Drums, moving, empty

Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2005

Drums, moving by hand

Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2005

Drums, loaded

Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2005