When working with sheet metal, what should you wear, except when using power tools such as bandsaws, drill presses, grinders, and sanders?

• A. Gloves
• B. Safety Glasses
• C. Hearing Protection
• D. Face Shield

Answer: (A)

In sheet metal work, you wear gloves to protect your hands from cuts when you’re handling or forming sharp edges. But around power tools—bandsaws, drill presses, grinders, and sanders—gloves can snag on rotating parts and pull your hand into the tool, causing severe injury. That entanglement risk is why gloves are not worn during those operations, while other PPE like safety glasses, hearing protection, and face shields are still used as appropriate to protect eyes, ears, and the face from flying debris. So gloves are the item you wear in normal handling but should not be worn when operating power tools.