scope:

This Standard provides performance and safety requirements for handheld and handled metal chisels, punches, and drift pins. Chisels are intended specifically for use in cutting and shaping metal objects. Punches and drift pins are intended specifically for use in marking metal, driving and removing such things as pins and rivets, and aligning holes in different sections of material. Power-driven chisels, punches, and drift pins are excluded from this Standard. This Standard is intended to serve as a guide in selecting, testing, and using the hand tools covered. It is not the purpose of this Standard to specify the details of manufacturing. Inclusion of dimensional data in this Standard does not mean that all products described herein are stock production sizes. Consumers should consult with manufacturers concerning lists of stock production sizes.

This Standard may be used as a guide by state authorities or other regulatory bodies in the formulation of laws or regulations. It is also intended for voluntary use by establishments that manufacture the tools covered.

This Standard is also meant to serve as a guide in developing manuals and posters for training personnel to work safely.