Appendix B - Tools and Equipment
Hand Tools
- adjustable wrenches
- cable cutters (ratchet)
- cable splice/stripper tools
- cable tie guns
- calculators
- centre punches
- chisels
- cold chisels
- crimping pliers
- diagonal cutting pliers
- drill bits (auger, masonry, step and wood)
- files
- fish tapes
- flashlights
- fuse pullers
- hacksaws
- hammers (ball pein, dead blow and rubber)
- hex keys (metric/imperial)
- hole saws
- hot sticks
- integrated circuit extractors
- jumpers cables/wires
- keyhole saws
- knives
- knock-out cutters
- levels including torpedo
- linesman pliers
- cable/wire pullers
- needle nose pliers
- nipple chucks
- nut drivers (metric/imperial)
- picks
- pipe benders and hickeys
- pipe cutters
- pipe reamers (hand and ratchet)
- pipe threaders
- pipe wrenches
- punches
- PVC cutters
- scrapers
- screw starters
- screwdrivers (flat, phillips, robertson and torx)
- scribes
- side cutters
- slide lock pliers
- socket sets (metric/imperial)
- spline keys
- static discharge wristbands and anti-static mats
- step drills
- tape measures
- taps (metric/imperial) and dies
- telescopic magnets
- telescopic mirrors
- tin snips
- torches (butane, propane, oxy-acetylene)
- tri-tap tools
- trouble lights
- vice grip pliers
- water pump pliers (tongue-and-groove pliers)
- wire strippers
- wood saws
- wrenches (metric/imperial)
Portable Power Tools
- band saws
- cable tuggers
- circular saws
- crimping tools (hydraulic/electric)
- cut-off saws
- drills
- grinders
- hammer drills
- heat guns
- hydraulic benders
- hydraulic crimpers
- hydraulic knock-out punches
- impact guns
- jig saws
- magnetic base drill presses
- pipe threading machines
- power pipe benders
- PVC conduit heaters
- reciprocating saws
- soldering equipment
Powder-Actuated Tools
- exothermic welding equipment
- powder-actuated fastening tools
Stationary Power Tools
- band saws
- bearing heaters
- belt sanders
- bench grinders
- buffers
- chop saws
- drill presses
- hydraulic power units
- hydraulic presses
- parts washers
- portable grinders
- sand blasters
- threading machines
- under cutting machines
Communication and Fibre Optic Tools
- cleavers
- inspection scopes
- fusion splicers
- optical time-domain reflectometers (OTDR)
- optical power meters and light sources
- polishing pucks
- swivels/fuses
- coaxial strippers and crimpers
- scissors
- voice/data crimp tools
- voice/data punch down tools
- time-domain reflectometers (TDR)
Electrical Test and Diagnostic Equipment
- chart recorders
- circuit tracers
- clamp-on ammeters
- conductivity testers
- contact resistance meters
- frequency meters
- Geiger counters
- ground fault finders
- hipot testers
- instrumentation loop calibrators
- insulation resistance testers (megohmmeters/meggers)
- laptop computers and software
- light meters (light intensity)
- multimeters
- network analyzers
- non-contact voltage testers
- oscilloscopes
- panel meter calibrators
- phase sequence testers
- potential testers
- pressure calibration pumps
- signal generators
- sound level meters
- temperature guns
- thermal graphic cameras
- thermal graphic equipment
- timers
- voltage testers
- Wheatstone bridges
Mechanical Measuring Instruments and Devices
- dial indicators
- distance measuring wheels
- feeler gauges (metric/imperial)
- hydrometers
- micrometers
- pressure gauges
- protractors
- shaft alignment tools (dial and laser)
- tachometers
- torque wrenches
- vernier calipers
- vibration sensors (accelerometer, velocity, proximity)
Rigging, Tugging, Hoisting, Lifting Material
- articulated boom lifts
- beam clamps
- block and tackle
- cable pullers (hand or electric powered)
- cable pulling grips (wire mesh grips)
- chain fall/come-along
- hoists
- jack stands
- lifting eyes
- platform lifts
- pulleys (hook sheaves)
- ropes
- scissor lifts
- shackles
- slings (nylon and wire)
- strain relief
- tray rollers
- tow motors/fork lifts
Scaffolding and Access Equipment
- aerial work platforms (AWPs)
- extension ladders
- man baskets
- platform lifts
- portable stairs
- scaffolds
- scissor lift
- step ladders
Personal Protective Equipment and Safety Equipment
- air packs
- anchor slings (cable and nylon)
- arc flash PPE’s
- breaker locks (multi-lock, lock box, lock tag)
- carabiners
- dust masks
- ear protectors (muffs and plugs)
- emergency eyewash equipment
- face shields
- fall arrest equipment
- fall restraint equipment
- fire extinguishers
- fire retardant clothing
- first aid equipment
- fume and toxic gas detectors
- grounding sticks
- hard hats
- harnesses (full body)
- high visibility vests
- high-voltage gloves (insulated)
- high-voltage test equipment
- hot gloves
- hot pads
- hot sticks
- knee pads
- lanyards (energy absorbing and twin leg)
- low-voltage gloves (insulated)
- protective aprons
- protective gloves/gauntlets
- respirators (full-face and half-mask)
- rope grabs
- Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
- safety footwear
- safety glasses/goggles
- self-retracting lifelines
- signage
- temporary protective ground equipment
- welding gloves
- welding helmets/masks