Hey our work can be very dangerous and I would guess that most of us keep in our shop and/or carry with us safety gear, fire extinguishers, and medical/first aid supplies.
99% of my work is on site. I have always carried a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit. For years I kept my first aid kit in a plastic storage box that you can get at Target, and many other stores that carry them. I have also used the clear storage boxes, that come in shoe, twice that size and then bigger and bigger. They worked great for home closet/storage area organization. I used them to also store tools prior to Festool and still do use them as I need some big containers for accessories for wet saws, airless sprayer, painting tools and more.
At the start of buying Festool, I found it cool to be able to stack your tools and lock them together for easy of transport. As time has gone by, the whole systainer storage system really makes since to me.
If I could change the Festool “Contractor's First Aid Systainer" here is what I would change:
1. If you need the First Aid Systainer you need “NOW” finding the First Aid Systainer in a stack of other Festool systainers is not easy as it is currently produced. I would suggest the following changes.
a. Currently the “Contractor's First Aid Systainer" has only the Red latches with the white cross on only the front two latches. The two side stacking latches/connectors should also be Red latches with the white cross. That would make it visible from three sides.
b. Another addition should be permanent stickers of a white cross on a red background on all sides, top and bottom (that don’t have the Red latches with the white cross), so the box can be spotted faster than it currently can be.
c. Another option would be to make the systainer itself a different color so it stands out to everyone that it is a medical kit. Red?
2. I also wonder if other more empty “First Aid Systainers” should be available as the kit now is not complete. There reason is some medical things are missing, what comes to my mind are the following.
a. Portable eye wash kit.
b. More clotting media for major cuts such as http://www.quikclot.com/ or http://www.firstcareproducts.com/apage/3215.php
c. Safety glasses cleaning supplies – as you can’t be safe if you can’t see. – ever painted a ceiling with safety glasses on…you know what I mean…LOL
d. Foam ear protection to be used when the client shows up and wants to see the work going on.
e. I would also like to see systainer that I can carry a Chemical Respirators, dust Masks, sound canceling ear muffs and foam ear plugs. Etc
Do others here see that this could be a value?
What would you want to add?
Cheers,
Steve[attachthumb=#]
99% of my work is on site. I have always carried a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit. For years I kept my first aid kit in a plastic storage box that you can get at Target, and many other stores that carry them. I have also used the clear storage boxes, that come in shoe, twice that size and then bigger and bigger. They worked great for home closet/storage area organization. I used them to also store tools prior to Festool and still do use them as I need some big containers for accessories for wet saws, airless sprayer, painting tools and more.
At the start of buying Festool, I found it cool to be able to stack your tools and lock them together for easy of transport. As time has gone by, the whole systainer storage system really makes since to me.
If I could change the Festool “Contractor's First Aid Systainer" here is what I would change:
1. If you need the First Aid Systainer you need “NOW” finding the First Aid Systainer in a stack of other Festool systainers is not easy as it is currently produced. I would suggest the following changes.
a. Currently the “Contractor's First Aid Systainer" has only the Red latches with the white cross on only the front two latches. The two side stacking latches/connectors should also be Red latches with the white cross. That would make it visible from three sides.
b. Another addition should be permanent stickers of a white cross on a red background on all sides, top and bottom (that don’t have the Red latches with the white cross), so the box can be spotted faster than it currently can be.
c. Another option would be to make the systainer itself a different color so it stands out to everyone that it is a medical kit. Red?
2. I also wonder if other more empty “First Aid Systainers” should be available as the kit now is not complete. There reason is some medical things are missing, what comes to my mind are the following.
a. Portable eye wash kit.
b. More clotting media for major cuts such as http://www.quikclot.com/ or http://www.firstcareproducts.com/apage/3215.php
c. Safety glasses cleaning supplies – as you can’t be safe if you can’t see. – ever painted a ceiling with safety glasses on…you know what I mean…LOL
d. Foam ear protection to be used when the client shows up and wants to see the work going on.
e. I would also like to see systainer that I can carry a Chemical Respirators, dust Masks, sound canceling ear muffs and foam ear plugs. Etc
Do others here see that this could be a value?
What would you want to add?
Cheers,
Steve[attachthumb=#]
