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Description / Abstract:
This Standard provides performance and safety requirements for
ripping chisels and flooring/electricians' chisels. These chisels
are intended for use in cutting wood and light prying, such as
cutting the tongue of installed flooring sections and raising and
removing floor planks. This Standard is intended to serve as a
guide in selecting, testing, and using the tools covered. It is not
the purpose of this Standard to specify the details of
manufacturing.
This Standard is also meant to serve as a guide in developing
manuals and posters and for training personnel to work safely.
This Standard may be used as a guide by state authorities or
other regulatory bodies in the formulation of laws or regulations.
It is also intended for voluntary use by establishments that use or
manufacture the tools covered. The methods employed to ensure
compliance with this Standard shall be determined by the proper
regulatory or administrative authority.