Appendix B - Tools and Equipment

Hand Tools

• adjustable wrenches
• hex keys
• brushes (wire, cleaning, etc.)
• calculators
• clamps (C-Clamps)
• chisels
• drill bits
• files
• grease gun
• hacksaw
• hammer, ball peen
• hammer, claw
• hammer, dead blow
• hammer, sledge
• hammer, soft faced
• hammer, rubber
• hammer, chipping
• honing stone
• levels (machinist, torpedo, spirit, etc.)
• alignment bars
• locking pliers
• locks
• nibblers
• oil can
• parallel bars
• piano wire
• pipe and tube cutters
• pipe wrenches
• pliers
• plumb bob
• pop riveter
• pry bars
• pullers
• scraper
• screwdrivers
• scribers
• socket wrenches
• tap and dies
• tap extractors
• reamers
• thread chasers
• threading accessories
• grease guns (ultrasonic, cordless, air, etc)
• tin snip
• torque wrench
• beam trammel
• trowels
• tube benders
• wheel dresser
• wrenches

Measuring and Layout Tools

• bevel protractor
• bore gauge
• center gauge
• chalk lines
• combination square set
• deflection gauge
• depth gauge
• dial indicator
• dividers
• engineers’ square (machinists’ square)
• feeler gauge
• gauge blocks
• gear pitch gauge
• height gauge
• indicator gauge
• inside calipers
• laser alignment equipment
• lead wire
• micrometers
• optical levels
• outside calipers
• pi-tape
• plasti-gauge
• precision level
• precision straightedge
• radius gauge
• rulers
• sheave gauge
• sine bar
• small hole gauge
• solid square
• string line
• surface gauge
• tape measures
• taper gauge
• telescopic gauge
• tension gauge
• transit
• V-block
• vernier calipers

Portable Power Tools

• right angle drill
• angle grinder
• chainsaw
• chop saw
• circular saw
• die grinder
• hammer drill
• heat gun
• hydraulic ram
• hydraulic nuts
• hydraulic wrenches
• impact drill
• impact gun (rivet)
• impact wrench
• jack hammer
• jig saw
• portable bender
• portable drill
• explosive-actuated tool
• portable band saw
• portable threader
• routers
• reciprocating saw
• tube rollers

Shop Tools and Equipment

• band saw
• bearing heater (induction, oil bath, oven)
• pedestal grinder
• brake press
• chop saw
• drill press (bench, radial arm, upright)
• hydraulic press (horizontal, vertical)
• iron worker
• lathe
• milling machine
• parts washer
• sand blaster
• shears
• surface grinder
• vices
• cribbing (dunnage)

Welding and Cutting Equipment

• arc welding equipment
• oxy-acetylene equipment
• metal inert gas welding (MIG) equipment
• plasma arc cutting equipment
• rod ovens
• tungsten inert gas welding (TIG) equipment
• welding machines

Testing Equipment

• balancing equipment
• borescope
• computers
• dye penetrant test equipment
• fluid analysis equipment
• hardness test equipment
• hydraulic gauge
• laser alignment equipment
• magnetic particle test equipment
• multimeter
• pressure/vacuum gauge
• printers
• radio transmitter
• scales
• strobe light
• tachometer
• theodolite
• thermographic test equipment
• ultrasonic test equipment
• ultrasound test equipment
• vibration analysis equipment

Access, Rigging, Hoisting and Lifting Equipment

• aerial lifts
• air bags
• air jack
• air tuggers
• block and tackle
• cable hoists
• grip hoist (tirfor)
• hydraulic blocks
• hydraulic jack
• ladders
• lever actuated chain hoist
• lifting eyes
• mobile crane
• outrigger
• overhead crane
• pinch bar
• power chain blocks
• scaffolds
• scissor lift
• screw jack
• shackles
• sheave blocks
• slings
• snatch block
• spreader bar
• trolleys
• equipment handling rollers (Hilman™)
• chains
• chain fall
• dolly
• fibre rope
• gantry crane

Personal Protective Equipment and Safety Equipment

• apron
• arm bands (signalling sleeve)
• breathing protection (paper filter masks to self-contained breathing apparatus)
• coveralls - all types (acid/chemical/fire resistant, etc.)
• eye wash station
• eye protection (face shields, safety glasses, goggles)
• first aid kit
• gauntlet (forearm protector)
• gloves
• hearing protection
• hard hat
• life jackets
• safety footwear
• safety harness & fall arresting devices
• safety vests
• welding blinds

Resource Materials

• American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA)
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/ American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)/ American Society of Testing & Materials (ASTM) Standards
• blueprints
• Canadian Standards Association (CSA) documents
• Canadian Welding Bureau materials
• industry/contractors safety manual (handbook)
• industry manuals such as IPT’s Handbooks and Machinery’s Handbook
• Internet resources
• International Standards Organization (ISO)
• local licensing data
• Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
• National Building Code
• National Grease Lubrication Institute (NGLI)
• Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) regulations
• rigging and hoisting manuals
• schematics
• sketches
• manufacturers' specifications
• standards documentation
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)
• technical manuals
• WHMIS labels

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