Tips & Advices

Working at height requires special skills, especially in terms of safety and standards. In companies, professionals are exposed to many risks on a daily basis, including falling from a height. The market now presents multiple fall protection equipment. Harnesses, lanyards, lifelines, seat belts. Which equipment to choose for optimal fall protection? The safety harness, essential fall protection equipment The safety...

Carrying out your tasks outdoors in winter involves several risks. This increases the chances of frostbite, chapping and hypothermia. This is why you must protect the skin exposed to the cold, do not hesitate to wear several layers of clothing, stay active and dry, and wear insulating work boots, gloves and a warm coat. Work clothes needed for winter So...

Whether it is for sanding, polishing, sharpening, flattening or cutting steel, plastic, wood, aluminum, iron, metal, tile, concrete or glass, we must know that the choice of abrasive to select depends on the task to be performed and on which material. It is a product used to sand, polish, sharpen, smooth or cut different surfaces. But beware, you can not use any abrasive...

The adequate and regular maintenance of its cutting tools is an asset. First, it allows to increase their lifetime and maintain a constant cutting quality. But also, a saw blade or a router bit sharp well by a professional maximizes the cutting capacity of the tool used. Interview with Olivier Rocheleau, a team member of OPM since 2002, to understand the...

There is something for every body; several brands of precision and measuring instruments are available to meet all budgets! Precision and instrumentation tools for various tasks Depending on the construction and renovation project you are working on, measuring and precision tools allow you to : Measure your surfaces; Protractors Calipers Micrometers Calculate distances and surfaces to work; Laser and construction tools Height...

All depends on the nature of the task you will have to perform. Indeed, the garage seat will be suggested to work in a seated position, either to polish the vehicule body or to lay tires. As long as the mechanics creeper will be rather privileged to work while lying under a small or a big vehicle, for example. Let's look at the...

If you plan to use a saw to frequently cut a considerable amount of wood, you will need a table saw of 220 V or more. Although models with a 110 V motor are less efficient, they are sufficient to perform different types of work. Be aware that the larger the blade diameter is, the better the table saw will cut...

Whether you are an amateur wishing to renovate his bathroom or a professional tiler interested in modernizing his daily working equipment, here are some essential tools to prioritize for preparing, cutting and laying ceramic tiles. The essentials of the tiler To prepare the ground To cut tile One of the important steps will be to take measurements and make lines...

How many bolts have broken or unscrewed resulting in accidents due to excessive or insufficient tightening? Nobody knows ! One thing is certain: the choice of a torque wrench to tighten and unscrew a screw or a bolt quickly and accurately is now more complex, but with some indications, it is easy to get there. What is this tool and...

The job of drywall installer consists essentially to perform finishing work inside a home. To complete the installation of false ceiling, insulation or partition and finally, to finish the joints and coatings, this professional will need a variety of tools. Overview of the different tools proposed for each step of laying and finishing gypsum sheets. BUILDING GYPSUM PARTITIONS To set up a...