Appendix A – Tools and Equipment

Hand Tools

  • adjustable wrench
  • aligning bar (sleever bar)
  • allen key set
  • B&O hammer
  • bar clamps
  • beam clamps
  • bolt bag
  • bolt cutters
  • button pump
  • cable cutters
  • centre punch
  • chalk line
  • chipping hammer
  • cold chisel
  • combination square
  • combination wrench set
  • drill bits
  • files
  • finger clamps
  • flashlight
  • grease gun
  • hack saw
  • hammers
  • hickey bar
  • hoses (grout, air, water)
  • knives
  • knocker wrench
  • marlinspike
  • measuring tape
  • needle nose pliers
  • nut drivers
  • pins (drift, bull)
  • pipe cutters
  • pipe wrench
  • pliers
  • prybar
  • punch
  • reamers
  • reel holder
  • rod bag
  • scrapers
  • screwdrivers — Robertson; Phillips, flat blades
  • shears
  • side/diagonal cutters
  • sledge hammer
  • slip joint pliers
  • socket set
  • spud wrench
  • tap set
  • tarps
  • tie wire reel
  • tin snips
  • tool belt
  • tool bucket
  • wire brush

Safety Equipment

  • air movers (fans)
  • anchor points
  • cables
  • eye wash facilities
  • fire blankets
  • fire extinguishers
  • first aid equipment
  • fume and toxic gas detector
  • guard rails
  • life lines
  • perimeter cables
  • portable lighting
  • ropes (fibre, wire)
  • safety barriers
  • screens
  • signage
  • stanchion posts
  • warning tape
  • welding flash screens

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  • breathable air pack
  • chin straps
  • coveralls (fire retardant)
  • ear plugs
  • face shields
  • fall arresters
  • full body harness
  • gloves
  • goggles
  • hard hat
  • insulated gloves
  • knee pads
  • lock-out kit
  • respirators
  • retractable lanyard
  • rope grabs
  • rubber gloves
  • safety belt
  • safety glasses
  • safety vest
  • steel toe boots
  • welding apron
  • welding gloves
  • welding helmet
  • welding jacket
  • welding shield

Power Tools and Equipment

  • air chisel
  • band saw
  • chop saw
  • circular saw
  • compressor
  • disk
  • electric hacksaw
  • gas cut-off saw
  • gas deck saw
  • generator
  • grinder
  • grouting machine
  • hammer drill
  • hydraulic jacks (and accessories)
  • impact drill
  • impact gun
  • mag drill
  • peening tool
  • pencil grinder
  • percussion drill
  • pneumatic gun
  • porta band
  • powder actuated tool
  • power bender
  • power cords
  • power drill
  • power wrench
  • reciprocating saw
  • rivet buster
  • riveting gun
  • tension control gun

Measuring and Layout Equipment

  • bevel squares
  • builders level
  • chalk
  • chalk line
  • crayon
  • distometers
  • laser level
  • laser square
  • measuring chain
  • measuring tape
  • optical levels
  • paint pen
  • pencil
  • piano wire
  • plumb line
  • prism
  • rod level
  • scale
  • soapstone
  • spirit levels
  • spraypaint
  • squares (framing, ombination)
  • straight edges
  • string line
  • theodolite
  • total station
  • torpedo level
  • transit
  • tripods
  • water level

Specialty Tools and Equipment (Welding and Cutting Tools)

  • arc air (gouger)
  • air lance
  • arc welding machine
  • chipping hammer
  • cutting tools (oxygen, acetylene, propane)
  • plasma cutter
  • radiograph
  • stud welding equipment
  • stud welding gun
  • submerged arc machine
  • thermal cutting machine
  • thermite welding machine
  • tiger torch

Scaffolding and Access Equipment

  • aerial work platforms
  • aluminium framed platform
  • aluminium planks
  • boom lifts
  • bosun chair
  • electrical articulated boom lift
  • electrical scissor lifts
  • electrical vertical lifts
  • end frames
  • extension ladder
  • floats (angel’s wings)
  • gas powered articulated boom lift
  • gas powered scissor lifts
  • ladder jack scaffolds
  • ladders
  • mechanical scaffolds
  • ramps
  • rolling scaffolds
  • sawhorses
  • scissor-lift
  • stationary scaffolds
  • stepladders
  • swing stages
  • temporary access/freight elevator
  • tube and clamps

Rigging Equipment

  • balance beam
  • beam clamps
  • binders
  • blocks
  • bridle hitch
  • cable clamps
  • chain
  • chain falls
  • clips
  • come-alongs
  • dunnage
  • equalizer beam
  • eye bolts
  • fibre rope
  • guide lines
  • hooks
  • mechanical/hydraulic jacks
  • multi-bearing rollers
  • multiple-leg bridle sling
  • ring and lines
  • rope clips
  • shackles
  • sheaves
  • simple roller
  • softeners
  • spreader beam
  • spreaders
  • swivel
  • synthetic slings
  • tackle blocks
  • tag lines
  • thimbles
  • Tirfor® (cable puller)
  • Tugger
  • turnbuckles
  • Vernier calipers
  • wedge sockets
  • winches
  • wire rope
  • wire rope slings

Handling Equipment

  • boom trucks
  • cradle
  • forklifts (telescopic, electric, gas powered)
  • glass cups
  • multi-bearing rollers
  • pallet jack
  • power cups
  • rollers
  • stretcher
  • tugger

Pre-stresses/Post-tensioning Equipment

  • cable feeder
  • carousel
  • caulking
  • centre-hole jack
  • de-tensioning stool
  • duct tape
  • gauges
  • grease
  • grout machine
  • heat shrink
  • knife
  • mono-strand jack
  • multi-strand jack
  • pocket shear
  • pump
  • seating tools
  • sheath cutting tool
  • troubleshooting anchor