physical tool
Let an agent handle physical tools by type, correct use, safety, maintenance and standards.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle physical tools by type, correct use, safety, maintenance and standards.
A physical object used to extend human ability to perform a task, such as hand tools (hammers, saws, screwdrivers), power tools, measuring tools and specialist instruments.
What it is for: Making, repairing, measuring and working materials.
It can be choose the right tool for a task; use tools safely with proper protection; maintain and store tools; check tool safety standards and recalls.
Distinguishing features
Extends human capability
Task-specific
Requires correct use
Can cause injury
What it looks like
Handheld or powered objects with handles, blades, heads or bits.
How it is recognised
Hand tools and power tools
Safety markings and ratings
Software tools are a different sense
Related models
is a kind of - category
is used in - context
is regulated by - law
is confused with - another sense
In practice
Families and kinds
hand tools
power tools
measuring tools
cutting tools
garden tools
Standards and regulation
EU Machinery Regulation for power tools
Product safety law and recalls
PPE regulations
Failure modes and hazards
Cuts and crush injuries
Electric shock from damaged power tools
Kickback and flying debris
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Choice Which tool.
Tasks decide tools.
Task
Right tool.
Task
Tool choice.
- Which tool suits this task and material? action
- What size or specification is needed? measurement
Quality
Standards.
Quality
Quality.
- Does the tool meet relevant safety standards? provenance
- Has it been recalled? provenance
Safety Safe use.
Tools can injure.
PPE
Protection.
PPE
Protective equipment.
- Which protective equipment should be worn, such as eye protection? provenance
- Is the work area safe? boundary
Injury
First aid.
Injury
Injury.
- Is there a serious injury such as heavy bleeding? boundary
- Which emergency number should be called? action
Maintenance Care.
Maintained tools are safer.
Care
Sharpening and cleaning.
Care
Tool care.
- How should the tool be cleaned, sharpened or serviced? action
- How often? measurement
Storage
Children.
Storage
Safe storage.
- How should tools be stored away from children? action
- Are batteries stored safely? boundary
Learning Skills.
Skills can be learned.
Training
Courses.
Training
Training.
- Where can someone learn to use this tool safely? provenance
- Is certification required at work? provenance
Senses
Disambiguation.
Senses
Other senses.
- Is a software or analytical tool meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should tool types be separate entries?
- How should safety standards be linked?
- How should the software sense be split off?