1. Tools

2. Environmental Safety and Health Program requires the following:
All tools be kept in good condition with regular maintenance
The right tool be used for the job
Each tool be examined before use AND damaged or defective tools NOT to be used
Tools be operated according to manufacturer’s instructions
The right protective equipment for the tool and activity be used

3. HARDWARE TOOLS Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) tools Hand tools
Cleaning tools
Diagnostic tools

4. 1.What is an Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) tool?
Used to control the discharge of electrostatic electricity

5. What is an Electro-Static Discharge (ESD)?
Static electricity is easily generated by friction on carpets, tile flooring, clothing, hair, fabric, and etc. The friction of moving air alone will charge suspended particles and cause the buildup of static electrical charges on people and objects in the environment

6. Examples of ESD Tools Anti-static wrist strap Anti-static mat
Anti-static Bag

7. Anti Static Wrist Strap
used to prevent ESD damage to computer
equipment

9. Anti-Static Mat
used to stand on or place hardware on to prevent static electricity from building up.

11. Anti-Static Bag
used for shipping (usually electronic) components, which are prone to damage caused by electrostatic discharge

13. 2. What is a Handtool?
is a device for performing work on a material or a physical system using only hands. The hand tools can be manually used employing force, or electrically powered, using electrical current

14. Examples of Handtool
Philip Screw Driver
Flat Screw Driver
Torx Screw Driver
Hex Screw Driver
Needle Long Plier
Wire Cutter
Tweezers
Part Retriever
Flashlight

15. Flat Screw Driver
used to loosen or tighten slotted screws.

16. Flat Screw
Used to screw in hard disk drive, Cd-ROM drive, Floppy Disk Drive and motherboard in System Case.

17. Phillip Screw Driver
used to loosen or tighten crosshead screws.

18. Phillip Screw
Used to screw in hard disk drive, Cd-ROM drive, Floppy Disk Drive and motherboard in System Case.

19. Torx Screw Driver
used to loosen or tighten screws that have a star-like depression on the top, a feature that is mainly found on laptop.

20. Torx Screw
Used to screw in Hard disk drive.

21. Hex Screw Driver
sometimes called a nut driver, is used to tighten nuts in the same way that a screwdriver tightens screws.

22. Hex Screw
used to screw in motherboard and VGA port.

23. Hex-Flat Screw
Used to screw in power supply unit and cover of system unit.

24. Hex-Phillip Screw
used to screw in power supply unit and cover of system unit.

25. Needle Nose Plier
used to hold small parts like screw and jumper

26. Wire Cutter
used to strip and cut wires.

27. Tweezer
used to manipulate small parts like screw and jumper

28. Part Retriever
used to retrieve parts from location that are to small for your hand to fit.

29. Flashlight
used to light up areas that you cannot see well.

30. 3. What are Cleaning Tools?
appropriate cleaning tools are essential when maintaining or repairing computers. Using these tools ensures that computer components are not damaged during cleaning.

31. Examples of Cleaning Tools
Lint- Free Cloth
Compress Air Can
Brush

32. Lint-Free Cloth
used to clean different computer components like monitor without scratching or leaving debris.

33. Compress Air Can
used to blow away dust and debris from different computer parts without touching the components.

34. Brush
used to brush dust and debris from different computer parts without touching the components.

35. 4. What are Diagnostic Tools?
tools for diagnosing your computer problems

36. Examples of Diagnostic Tools
Multimeter
LAN Tester or Cable Tester

37. Multitester
used to test the integrity of circuits and the quality of electricity in computer components.

38. Cable Tester
it is also know LAN Tester. It used to test the LAN Cable