| Worried about making sure you operate your nail | | | | Wear Protective Gear |
| gun safely? Nail gun mistakes cause accidents | | | | When you use a nail gun, you should always use |
| every day, so it is extremely important to | | | | safety goggles with protective side shields. Every |
| understand exactly what you need to do in order | | | | time a nail fires into wood, there is a potential for |
| to make sure that you don't injure yourself or | | | | that wood to throw splinters and chunks of wood |
| someone else while use your gun. Read on for | | | | into your eyes or face. Wearing the right |
| some simple steps you can take to make sure | | | | protective gear will make sure that you are |
| that you are operating your nail gun safely. | | | | protected when this happens. Wood splinters |
| Read The Manual | | | | frequently, so never skip the protective gear |
| One of the simplest and most effective steps | | | | when using a nail gun. |
| you can take to make sure you are using your | | | | Check Before You Nail |
| nail safely is simply reading the manual. Having a | | | | One hazard of using a nail gun is accidentally firing |
| complete understanding of how your gun is loaded | | | | into something hard enough to cause the nail to |
| and unloaded and exactly how it works is an | | | | ricochet. Make sure that any surface you are |
| important step in making sure you can use it | | | | attempting to nail is free of loose material. The |
| safely. | | | | wood should also be clear of any staples or old |
| Know How Your Nail Gun Fires | | | | nails before you fire. Check the area around the |
| There are two different methods that common | | | | wood for any loose electrical wires or other |
| nail guns use to fire. The "sequential" method | | | | potential hazards to make sure that you don't |
| requires the trigger to be pulled and then the | | | | accidentally drive a nail into something dangerous. |
| gun's nose to be depressed in order for the gun | | | | Stay Aware Of People Around You |
| to fire once. Every time you want to fire this | | | | According to the OSHA guidelines for nail use, one |
| type of gun, you need to pull the trigger again. | | | | of the most common injuries that happen with nail |
| The "contact" method allows you to hold down | | | | guns is people firing straight through the surface |
| the trigger for an extended period of time and | | | | they are trying to nail and hitting someone on the |
| fire a nail every time you depress the nose. While | | | | other side. Always make sure there is no one in |
| this method allows you to move faster when | | | | the line of fire of your nail, and never point it at |
| nailing a flat surface, there is the potential to set | | | | another person for any reason. Never have |
| off the gun by simply bumping the nose into a | | | | another person hold something you want to nail in |
| limb or person while you have the trigger held | | | | front of them, and always make sure that the |
| down. Understanding exactly how your specific nail | | | | area in front of the nail gun is clear of limbs and |
| fires is essential to knowing when it may fire | | | | people. |
| unintentionally. | | | | |