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Safety Requirements for Procurement, Maintenance and Use of Hand-held Powered Tools

Aerospace Standard
AS6228
Issued

Published September 12, 2014 by SAE International in United States

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Issuing Committee:

EG-1B1 Power Tools - Productivity, Ergonomics and Safety

Language: English

Scope

This SAE Aerospace Standard (AS) covers the requirements and technical guidance for evaluation of life-cycle cost, productivity, and safety/health factors related to power hand tool selection. It applies approaches to selection of quieter and lower vibration hand-held powered tools, with optimal ergonomic features, for the prevention of Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), hearing loss and repetitive motion injuries. It suggests use of noise and vibration data provided by vendors to be verified and supplemented by information available through the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and European Union databases.

Inclusion/exclusion of data in this document is not intended to imply that all of the products described herein are the only production models that meet this standard. Consumers are requested to consult with manufacturers concerning lists of stock production models that meet this standard.

Guidance for selection, procurement and maintenance of power hand tools should be one component of management processes supporting productivity, reliability and product quality while safe guarding the safety and health of employees. Workplace design, procurement of safest available products and periodic evaluation is integral to risk/cost management and promotion of personnel morale and efficient operations. An ergonomics program should be an integral part of occupational health and management systems, such as those outlined in ANSI Z10-2012.

Rationale

The creation of AS6228 is initiated in order to meet (1) the need for an industry standard on low vibration tool requirements to prevent hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) and reduce exposures to noise and ergonomic stresses, and (2) the need for Processes Facilitating and Monitoring Productivity, Safety/Health and Sustainability for Hand-held Powered Tools.

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TABLE 1	MARKING, LABELING AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS
TABLE 3	ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF CHARACTERISTICS ESSENTIAL TO PROCUREMENT
TABLE 5	RECOMMENDED OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FOR STAFF INVOLVED WITH POWERED HAND TOOL PROCUREMENT, MAINTENANCE AND USE
TABLE A1-1	NOTIONAL GUIDANCE ON WEIGHTING FACTORS FOR TOOL EVALUATION
TABLE A1-2	NOTIONAL WEIGHTING OF ERGONOMIC FACTORS
TABLE A1-3	TOOL EVALUATION WEIGHTING FACTOR CALCULATION
TABLE A1-3A	NOTIONAL EXAMPLE OF TOOL EVALUATION APPLYING WEIGHTING FACTOR CALCULATION
TABLE A1-4	NOTIONAL EXAMPLE OF PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR PORTABLE 6-INCH PNEUMATIC GRINDER
TABLE A1-4A	NOTIONAL EXAMPLE OF PRODUCTIVITY EVALUATION
TABLE A1-4B	NOTIONAL EXAMPLE OF ERGONOMIC FACTORS CONSIDERED IN TOOL EVALUATION
TABLE A1-4C	NOTIONAL EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE NOISE LEVELS IN PORTABLE GRINDING OPERATION
TABLE A1-4D	EVALUATION APPROACH FOR TOOL VIBRATION BASED ON TRANSMITTED VIBRATION LEVEL
TABLE A1-4E	NOTIONAL RATING CRITERIA FOR POWER TOOL VIBRATION BASED ON ALLOWABLE PERIOD OF EXPOSURE
TABLE A1-4F	NOMINAL SCORING SYSTEM FOR INITIAL PRODUCT COST
TABLE A1-5	COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS (NOMINAL EXAMPLE FOR PURPOSES OF ILLUSTRATION)
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Reference

Number	Title
931774	Torque Reactionless Differential Hand Held Rotary Power Tools
ANSI S1.4	This document is not part of the subscrption.
ANSI S2.73	This document is not part of the subscrption.
ANSI Z10	This document is not part of the subscrption.
ANSI Z590.3	This document is not part of the subscrption.
ANSI/ASA S2.1	This document is not part of the subscrption.
ANSI/ASA S2.70	This document is not part of the subscrption.
AS478	IDENTIFICATION MARKING OF ITEMS FOR AIRCRAFT POWER PLANTS
ASMEB107	This document is not part of the subscrption.
ISO 1148 SERIES	This document is not part of the subscrption.
ISO 15744	This document is not part of the subscrption.
ISO 28927 SERIES	This document is not part of the subscrption.
ISO 5349-1	This document is not part of the subscrption.
ISO 5349-2	This document is not part of the subscrption.
ISO 5391	This document is not part of the subscrption.
ISO 8662	This document is not part of the subscrption.
ISO/TR 22521	This document is not part of the subscrption.
ISO/TR 27609	This document is not part of the subscrption.
ISO/TS 15694	This document is not part of the subscrption.
ISO/TS 21108	This document is not part of the subscrption.
MIL-STD-129	This document is not part of the subscrption.
MIL-STD-1474	This document is not part of the subscrption.
MIL-STD-882	This document is not part of the subscrption.

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