Power tool

Power tools can produce large amounts of particulates, including ultrafine particles.

Power tools are used in industry, in construction, in renovation, in the garden, for housework tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and around the house for purposes of driving (fasteners), drilling, cutting, shaping, sanding, grinding, routing, polishing, painting, metalworking, woodworking, heating and more.

Using hand and power tools to cut plastic materials during conatruction activities can generate microplastics.

While hand-held power tools are helpful, they also produce large amounts of noise, vibrations[2] and particulates including ultrafine particles.

A 2013 study concluded that "particulate matter air pollution contributes to lung cancer incidence in Europe".

The U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has recommended that a person should not be exposed to noise at or above 85 dB, for the sake of hearing loss prevention.

[2] NIOSH strongly recommends wearing hearing protection while using these kinds of power tools.

[18] Early Industrial Revolution-era factories had batteries of power tools driven by belts from overhead shafts.

The cast metal housings were heavy, contributing to repetitive use injuries, as well as conductive – often shocking the user.

In 1956, under the influence of Hans Erich Slany, Robert Bosch GmbH was one of the first companies to introduce a power tool housing made of glass filled nylon.

Tools that run on gasoline or gasoline-oil mixes are made for outdoor use; typical examples include most chainsaws and string trimmers.

Compressed air is universally used where there is a possibility of fuel or vapor ignition - such as automotive workshops.

The ampere-hour, in simple terms, tells something about how long the power tool can operate before it needs to be recharged.

Mainly two German companies have opened their 18V systems for others: Power tools include: Brand under license from Electrolux.