Appendix B - Tools and Equipment
Standard Tools
- adjustable wrenches
- cable cutters (ratchet)
- cable splice/stripper tools
- cable tie guns
- calculators
- cameras
- centre punches
- chalk lines
- coaxial strippers and crimpers
- cold chisels
- combination squares
- combination wrench sets
- crimping pliers
- crowbars
- diagonal cutting pliers
- drill bits (auger, masonary, step and wood)
- files
- fish tapes
- flashlights
- fuse pullers
- hack saws
- hammers (ball peen, dead blow and rubber)
- hex key sets (metric/imperial)
- hole saws
- hot sticks
- knives
- knockout punch sets
- levels including torpedo
- lineman pliers
- measuring tapes
- needle nose pliers
- nipple chucks
- nut drivers (metric/imperial)
- pipe benders
- pipe cutters
- pipe reamers (hand and ratchet)
- pipe threaders
- pipe wrenches
- plumb bobs
- screw starters
- screwdrivers – Robertson, Phillips, torx, flat, tamper-proof
- scribes
- side/diagonal cutters
- slip joint pliers
- socket sets (metric/imperial)
- spline keys
- speed wrenches
- tap and die sets (metric/imperial)
- tin snips
- tool belts
- tool buckets
- triple taps
- trouble lights
- vises
- vice grip pliers
- voice/data crimp tools
- voice/data punch down tools
- wire strippers
- wood chisels
- wood saws
- wrenches (metric/imperial)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Safety Equipment
- anchor slings (cable and nylon)
- PPE for arc flash equipment
- barricades
- breaker locks (multi-lock, lock box, lock tag)
- carabiners
- dust masks
- confined space equipment
- coveralls (fire retardant)
- ear plugs and muffs
- emergency eyewash equipment
- face shields
- fall arresters equipment
- fall restraint equipment
- fire blankets
- fire extinguishers
- fire retardant clothing
- first aid equipment
- fume and toxic gas detectors
- gloves
- goggles
- grounding straps
- grounding sticks
- hard hats
- harnesses (full body)
- high visibility vests
- high-voltage gloves (insulated)
- high-voltage test equipment
- hot pads
- hot sticks
- insulated gloves
- knee pads
- lanyards (energy absorbing and twin leg)
- life lines
- lock-out kits
- low-voltage gloves (insulated)
- portable GFCIs
- portable lights
- protective gloves/gauntlets
- pylons
- respirators
- restraint devices
- rope grabs
- safety belts (travel restraint)
- safety footwear
- safety glasses
- safety harnesses
- safety vests
- self-contained breathing apparatus
- self-retracting lifelines
- signage
- temporary protective ground equipment
- ventilation equipment
- warning tape
- welding gloves
- welding helmets/masks
Access Equipment
- aerial work platforms (AWPs)
- articulated boom lifts
- boom lifts
- construction elevators
- ladders (extension, fixed, step)
- lift tables
- man baskets
- scaffolds (rolling, mechanical, stationary, ladder jack)
- scissor lifts
- swing stages
Power Tools and Equipment
- band saws
- battery/rechargeable drills
- bench grinders
- cable pullers
- chop saws
- circular saws
- core drills
- drill presses
- grinders
- hammer drills
- heat guns
- hole saw kits
- jig saws
- knock-out punches (powered)
- magnetic drills
- pneumatic hammer drills
- power cable feeders
- power crimpers
- power drills
- power pipe benders
- power pipe cutters
- power pipe threaders
- power pullers
- power reel lifts
- PVC benders
- reciprocating saws
- sump pumps
- vacuums
Specialty Tools and Equipment
- chain falls
- come-alongs
- communication devices (cellphones and 2-way radio)
- creepers and crawlers
- extension cords
- grip hoists
- hot sticks
- inverters
- laser levels
- manual hoists
- picks
- pneumatic hoists
- portable generators
- powder actuated tools
- reel jacks
- ropes
- shackles
- shovels
- sledgehammers
- slings
- soldering apparatus
- spud wrenches
- strain relief grips
- thermit (thermal) welders
- torque wrenches
- wire racks
Measuring Equipment
- ammeters
- cable locators
- clamp ammeters
- fault locators
- frequency meters
- ground megohmmeters
- high pot testers (dielectric tester)
- inductive voltage detectors
- insulation resistance testers
- jumpers
- LAN meters (cable analysers)
- light meters
- megohmmeters (insulation testers)
- multimeters
- ohmmeters
- optical time-domain reflectometers (OTDR)
- oscilloscopes
- phase/motor rotation meters
- power quality analyzers
- recording meters (watts, volts and amps)
- tachometers
- thermographic imaging devices
- thermometers (infra-red and electronic)
- ultrasonic testing equipment
- voltage testers
- voltmeters
- watt meters