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" From sheet metal with a ragged edge to pointy branches and broken glass, the average home abounds in sharp edges that can hurt you and others. Here are 10 ways to keep it under control without getting cut or jabbed. 1. Trim low-hanging branches. Working around foot paths and gathering places such as patios, get out the lopper or bow saw and take off any branch within seven feet of the ground. That should provide more than enough head clearance. 2. Don&amp;#039;t leave sharp stubs. When pruning back shrubs and ornamental bushes, don&amp;#039;t leave sharp stubs that can jab you in the leg or cut your arm when you reach into a flower bed to do weeding. Trim branches flush or to the branch collar (the ridge at the branch&amp;#039;s base). 3. Use double-palm work gloves. Single-leather work gloves are okay for light-duty work with rock and wood. But for broken window glass, sheet metal, and big chunks of concrete, you need gloves with two layers of leather in the palm. Cost: $10 to $12 on the Web. 4. Put broken glass in a cereal box. Take the cereal bag out of the box and store it in a sealed food container. Carefully drop broken glass into the box then put the box out in the trash. The technique keeps broken glass from cutting through the trash bag. 5. Recycle reinforced envelopes. Many freight and overnight-delivery companies use incredibly tough fiber-reinforced envelopes for shipping. Recycle them to store or dispose of sharp objects. 6. Deburr. Never leave a sharp metal edge on a piece of steel that has been cut to size. Always remove the sharp edge or burr by sanding, filing or grinding. 7. Cut bolts and machine screws to length. A variety of engineering organizations and the United States Navy agree that you can have too much of a good thing\u2013namely a bolt or machine screw. The threaded fastener should protrude no more than one thread length beyond the nut or the outside face of the fastened joint. A long length of protruding fastener is one that&amp;#039;s just waiting to gouge you on the hand, arm or on the head. NOTE: Building inspectors that work for municipalities may specify four thread lengths beyond the bolt for critical structural connections in work in which a building permit has been filed. This aids them in inspecting bolted connections because it assures that more than adequate bolt length has been used. 8. Round over the edges of shelving and counters, especially in the work shop. 9. Hit the deck. Wood decks are notorious for protruding fasteners, splinters and sharp edges. Patrol the deck and replace any problem fasteners. 10. Sweep with a magnet. After you&amp;#039;re done with a metal-working project, thoroughy sweep the area with a broom, but then sweep it again with a magnet to pick up sharp chips and shavings. For non-ferrous metals, carefully wipe down the work area and floor with a shop rag. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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