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Insulated Tools for Electrical Work
Insulated hand tools are used by electricians or anyone who is working near energized circuits. OSHA created guidelines that require the individual testing and certification by manufacturers on insulated hand tools. They must meet certain criteria in working conditions that involve electrical circuits. 1000 volts AC and 1500 volts DC is the maximum rated voltage for insulated tools and manufacturers do their own testing for compliance. Insulated tools must comply with the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), the Deutsches Institute for Normung (DIN-German Standard), and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) who set the performance requirements.
It is not advisable to use insulated tools on electric circuits. They are important as a part of safeguarding the electrician or technician from accidental contact.
- Each time that you’ll be using insulated tools for a job, take the time to visually inspect them first.
- Insulated hand tools do not make you invincible! Insulated tools aren’t foolproof solutions for avoiding electric shock: they are simply designed to reduce your risk of electrical injury. In all possible situations, be sure to de-energize all lines and equipment before you begin working on or near them.
- Think before you touch! Whenever you’re working with insulated tools, never touch their uninsulated portions, or any other object that might come into contact with an energized source.
- Keep your insulated tools clean, dry, and contaminant-free.
- In order to avoid insulation damage, always store insulated tools away from heat sources.
Most accidents happen because one or more safe operating procedures were not followed.
Please keep in mind that these are only general guidelines and tips. For comprehensive Occupational Safety standards and other workplace safety information, visit the Occupation Safety and Health Administration website at http://www.osha.gov.
Please visit KCTOOLCO.com to check out our vast array of insulated hand tools.
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Super Sale! 50% off German Made Wiha Metric Hex L Keys at KC Tool
This is a special one time sale on Wiha Metric L Key Sets. We had a customer buy and return a bunch of these sets. The tools have not been used but they had removed the packaging promo insert, and the clear vinyl bags they come in were damaged in shipping. They look like this:
Dan G. wins $50 to spend on German Tools at KC Tool.
This month we had something very interesting happen with our contest. I’m compelled to talk about it because I’m worried it’s going reflect badly on our contest validity. A few days ago I chose a product review to post on Facebook. I did it for SEO value and to keep some activity on our Facebook page. In the post, I wished the reviewer good luck in our contest and in my mind thought it would be crazy if he won. Today I got an email from Aaron who runs our contest, telling me he ran the contest and applied the store credit. To my absolute dismay the winner was the same review I had just posted on Facebook. I thought Aaron was playing a trick on me but he assured me the contest was run at random.org the same way we always do (see process below). Out of hundreds of reviews, we randomly picked the same review I posted on Facebook as the winner of our contest. I want to assure everyone that we run the contest with integrity and never influence the outcome to favor any customer or particular review.
Each month we give a $50 KC Tool gift certificate to one of our customers who left a product review in that month. The gift certificate is applied to the customer’s account so they can use it next time they make a purchase from KC Tool.
Strings? What strings? There are no strings attached. This is just a good old-fashioned giveaway to thank those of you who leave reviews about the products you buy from us. The more reviews you leave, the better your chances of winning.
Dan G. from Crescent City, CA had luck on his side. Dan posted 5 reviews in the month of December. His winning review was for a Wiha IPR4 Precision Pentalobe Screwdriver.
Dan had this to say about the Wiha Pentalobe Screwdriver he bought:
“I’ve been searching for high quality pentalobe drivers for our macbooks, I’m so glad Wiha has released these.”
Congratulations Dan! Thanks for leaving product reviews at kctoolco.com.
Wondering how we choose the winner? It’s nothing fancy. We export all of the reviews into an excel spreadsheet and use random.org to generate a random number. The corresponding numbered line on the spreadsheet is the winner.
Good luck next month!
Wiha Pentalobe Torque Screwdriver for iPhone in Stock and on Sale at KC Tool!
The options for high quality pentalobe screwdrivers just keep getting better! We recently started shipping the Wera torque screwdriver set with 4mm HIOS pentalobe 1IPR bit. Then came the low cost and extremely popular Wiha precision pentalobe screwdriver. Today we are excited to announce the Wiha pentalobe torque screwdriver. We are selling the new IPR1 pentalobe screwdriver blade and the new low range ESD torque screwdriver handle together as a kit here and we also have them available individually.Read More »
Long Shaft Screwdrivers in stock. KC Tool has extra long screwdrivers for those hard to reach screws.
These long blade screwdrivers may be your only chance to remove that hard to reach screw and could save you an awful lot of head scratching and frustration. At KC Tool we stock long shaft screwdrivers from two German Screwdriver manufacturers, Wiha and Wera Tools. Click to see a list of screwdrivers with 300mm (11.8″) blades. Read More »
German Hex L Keys in hard to find sizes at KC Tool.
We have a huge selection of Hex Keys (AKA Allen Wrench). Here we show a .7mm and a 19mm L Key. We also have everything in between, short and long arm, Ball end and Screw holding, insulated and color coded. We have them in Black, Nickel and Stainless Steel with lifetime warranty. If you are looking for a hard to find, specialty Hex L Key, we have you covered. Our German Hex Wrenches can be found here.
Alaskan Bob wins $50 to spend on German Tools at KC Tool.
Each month we give a $50 KC Tool gift certificate to one of our customers who left a product review in that month. The gift certificate is applied to the customer’s account so they can use it next time they make a purchase from KC Tool.Read More »
Huge sale on Wiha Insulated Pliers, Cutters and Drivers! 35% off!
Wiha recently announced a huge sale on many of their insulated pliers, cutters, drivers and tool sets. It’s too much to list here so please see this pdf (Wiha Insulated Tools Sale) for all of the details or you can see all of our sale items in the specials category of our website.
All of these insulated tools have an extremely comfortable, dual material handle and a LIFETIME WARRANTY!Read More »
Mark Greene wins $50 worth of German Tools from KC Tool.
Each month we give a $50 KC Tool gift certificate to one of our customers who left a product review in that month. The gift certificate is applied to the customer’s account so they can use it next time they make a purchase from KC Tool.
Strings? What strings? There are no strings attached. This is just a good old fashioned giveaway to thank those of you who leave reviews about the products you buy from us. The more reviews you leave, the better your chances of winning.
Mark Greene from Gig Harbor, WA has luck on his side. With just one review in the month of October he had the smallest odds of winning but still managed to get picked. His winning review was for a 5 piece set of Wiha softFinish Screwdrivers.Read More »
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