Two questions about your workshop

Got # 2 covered, but would have to run into the house for # 1. Have to rectify that! At least a ling rolll of gauze and tape for immediate first aid. Hate to think about a tourniquet, but I guess i should.

-- North Texas

Fire extinguisher is in the middle of the shop. First aid kit is a bucket of finishing rags next to the door and the band aids that I usually have in my shirt pocket, especially if I’m using the chisels :]

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

well i usually have band-aids somewhere around the shop

1. 4 first aid kits placed in strategic locations around the shop
2. 6 fire extinguishers—one on each wall, one attached to the lathe (I do burnt edged platters) and one in the cabinet with my finishes.

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To be honest I don’t have either. This is one of those things that I have preached about several times on this site. It is not that these are ignored but rather we tend to get complacent about safety items and think that these situations always happen to someone else. After all the lack of a first aid kit can be explained by the fact that I never plan on cutting myself and I certainly don’t kindle any fires in the workshop- so why would they be needed? Seriously, these are essential tools to have in the workshop.

I guess I will go get the spare kit from the medicine closet upstairs and we used to have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen that we have never used and put somewhere in the storage area in the garage because it just kept getting in the way. I could find it and put it in the shop, I guess.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

1) My first aid kit is currently on the floor under the sink—still trying to figure out the best place to hang it.

2) One fire extinsguisher is hanging on its bracket in the garage (or “assembly area”). The one for the new shop is still in the box until I can figure out exactly where I want to hang it.

-- Patrick, Chicago, IL www.TenonAndSpline.com

Fire extinguisher: Right next to the main door. Anyone can see/get to it.
Duct tape and crazy-glue…er…”first aid kit” is hanging on pegboard right beside my sharpening station :)

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Fire extinguisher 1 back of shop, 2 main entry. first aid kit in cabinet by drillpress

-- Pretzel L8agn

The only reason I’d need a fire extinguisher is if my BLO-soaked rag is balled up under my bench – which it isn’t. I don’t even have an electrical outlet in my shop.

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

First aid kit is in the bathroom across the hall.

Fire extinguisher is… er… uh, I have to go now.

right next to each other… By the door

-- making sawdust....

I think I know where my fire extinguisher is, hanging on the wall just next to the door, and I know that the first aid kit is on the shelf next to my bench.

The thing with the first aid kit is that I only use it for the little bandaids. Two weeks ago, when I tried to lop off my finger with a chisel, I just grabbed the closest paper towel/rag, staunched the blood, and ran into the bathroom inside where I could wash and bandage it correctly. I did grab the first aid kit in the garage on the way in case it had some type of bandage I might need, but it didn’t. The big things tend to be like that, you go into the house to bandage them. The little scratches that might bleed a little more than necessary are the ones that I would use the garage kit for. This would be totally different if there was a sink or bathroom in my shop, but as it is connected to the house, I think it is often something that requires that you go inside to clean the wound up.

ps. Going to check if I was right about the Fire Extinguisher is where I thought it was right now.

:) Whee!, I remembered correctly!

Fire Extinguisher is on the rear left side of my workbench which is next to the door to the house. never more then 10 steps away in plane sight.

First aid kit is in the the left side pocket of my SUV just outside my garage. 15 steps away. If my car isn’t in the drive way I am not there working! If I am driving in my car I have my first aid kit handy.

-- Brian, Folsom, CA http://www.brianfullerdesigns.com

Good questions for evryone to know the answer to.
1. Extinguisher is mounted just behind my door under the light light switch.
2. First aid kit on wall above my desk.
Thanks to another post a few weeks or months ago ( I have lost track) I even checked the first aid kit and did some updates.

CtL

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Extinguisher is upstairs in the kitchen (bad), First aid kit next to my drill press.

-- Maplewood, MN

#1 I keep my kit in the truck under the backseat. I cut my self bad enough I’ll doctor it up on the way to the hospital.

#2 Right outside the doors hanging on the wall. My local fire department stops by twice a year and makes sure we are keeping everything safe. These guys are a little rough, but everything is safer then we would probably keep it.

i have a fire ext. by the door of my office going into the shop and another on a post in the middle of the shop . first aid in the office

First aid station by office door, fire ext. by exits and in the middle of the shop and office.

-- Hope Never fails

Although I have a first aid kit in my shop (one that we take camping) I use the kit in our bathroom because that’s where the soap, water, and neosporin are located. (no running water in my little shop) I checked my fire extinguisher at the door to the shop and low and behold, it needs charging/replacement. Thanks for the post.

-- Brian, Virginia Beach

I have multiple fire extinguishers. Two on the West wall and one on the East. (Not because I am paranoid, because they were free)

First aid kit is over the sink.

-- Kevin, Wichita, Kansas

Thanks for the many comments. I have been told the best place for a first-aid kit and fire-extinguisher, and flashlight, is at the door of your shop.

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota

As a retired Navy Medical Service Corps officer/ ex-Hospital Corpsman the first-aid box and two fire extinguishers were among the first items placed in my shop.

-- Growing older but not up!

Well, being a big supporter of safety, I know I should have both…...but right now my 1 and only fire ext. is under the kitchen sink. My garage/shop is attached to my kitchen so I guess it’s not so bad. I haven’t got a first aid kit yet, all the bandaids are in a cab. in kitchen also.

I HERE BY AND HERE ON DO SOLEMLY SWEAR THAT I WILL GET A NEW FIRE EXTENGUISHER AND FIRST AID KIT TOMORROW (if the city isn’t shut down from the projected 6inches of snow we are supposed to get)

-- Adrian ..... The 11th Commandment...."Thou Shalt Not Buy A Wobble Dado"

I have two first aid kits and fire extinguishers. There is one of each next to the door and the other extinguisher is next to the dust collector. I am lucky in a way as my MIL owns a resturant and had to replace here old ones becouse of no longer being made.The bad part is they soak us $38 for each new one. They are still good but can not be used where they need to be inspected, so they ended up in the shop and a few went to the apartment. The other first aid kit is located on the bench where I use the chisels.

Fire extinguisher is mounted on the wall next to the front door. And my “EMS Jump Bag” is in my truck right now, but close enough for comfort. I got enough goodies in there to handle just about any trauma. And then there’s a roll of Duct tape in the cabinet!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

2 first aid kits…one next to the fire extinguisher in the office and the 2nd next to the fire extinguisher in the area #2…four fire extinguishers, 1 in office, one at entrance of area #2, one at rear exit of area #2 and one at entrance of area #1…hmm, don’t have any flashlights there, but that is a good idea…

-- Rich, Madison WI

1. By the door.
2. By the door.

Now I’ve got two questions for you…

1. Where’s your nearest smoke detector?
2. When’s the last time you changed the battery? (Should be changed every 6 months when you change the time, which just happened today!!!)

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Good point, very timely! Also, I wonder how many check the supply in the first-aid kit, and check the charge on the fire-extinguisher.

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota

Two fire extinguishers- one on either side of the big overhead door. First-aid kit is in the trunk of my truck (I have a Honda Ridgeline and it has a big trunk in the bed). I guess I need to get one for the shop, huh?

-- Furniture Medic- the prescription for damaged furniture

Fire extinquisher? what are those. Oh yeah I think I have seen one at work a time or two. Seriously you would think with me being a paramedic/ff that I would be covered up in both. Guess I need to quit putting it off and purchase an extinquisher and raid the supply closet at work.

-- Pyromedic602, free wood is always good wood

My shop is basicly outside, garden hose is there and first aid…....I’ve been fortunate and havnt needed one but anything serious I’ll call 911, phone is there in garage. thanks for the safty check. : )

Fire extinguisher on the south wall…and hmmm…I’m usually prepared for everything…and embarassed that I’d have to cross through the house in order to get to first aid…but I have drawers full of clean rags…hmmm gonna have to change that….thanks for the reminder.

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Good Question HallTree — Gets you thinking. I have neither located in the workshop. Our Home attached to shop, so i guess i’d thought i would do the dash inside. Hose close-by though. But i am not in there enough lately for it to matter !

-- My Fear is when i die, my wife will sell my tools for what I TOLD her they cost

First aid kit? Does duct tape and an old oily rag count for a bandage? I think I have a jug of water holding the door closed when it’s windy to count as a fire suppressant.

-- Happy Ripping!!!

That’s not what I had in mind, but it’s better than nothing in the shop. I hope you do not use a jug of water in the kitchen and use it on a grease fire. Nice ‘Jack-in-the-box’. Just leave the Jack outside of the shop.

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota