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How to Organize your Electrician’s Tool Belt

How to Organize your Electrician's Tool Belt

If you reviewed our last blog, How to Get Organized as an Electrician, you learned some tips on how to organize your electrician's van or truck, your gang box, and your job site office space. In today's article, we continue on to discuss how to organize your electrician's tool belt. Read the quick how-to guide below and be sure to check out the side panels for what you need to have in your tool belt!

Organizing your Electrician's Tool Belt
Your tool belt is your best friend as an electrician. It provides you with what you need to complete the job and if it is a proper tool belt it will reduce strain on your body. Follow the tips below to maximize the efficiency of your tool belt and keep it organized!

  1. Pick a belt with two large pouches and a lot of pockets (ideally 10-15 pockets) Pockets help keep things segmented and prevents them from shifting about.
  2. Organize your tools by the dominant hand. Tools for your dominant hand should be grouped together.
  3. The tools for your "helper hand" (or your non-dominant hand) should also be grouped together. For example, if you are right-handed your helper hand is your left hand.
  4. If you have front-facing pockets, turn your belt around to wear the pockets on the back instead of the front. It is better for ergonomics and allows for greater mobility. This can be particularly helpful when bending over for a task, working on a wall, or working on a roof.
  5. Speaking of ergonomics - consider wearing suspenders to reuse strain on your lower back and evenly distribute the weight of your tools. We also recommend using a padded belt for increased comfort and to reduce strain. 
  6. Make sure you pick a tool belt that is padded for improved comfort. Both your back and the pouches near your legs should be padded and reinforced to ensure that they don't rub against you, that they give you extra support, and to ensure that they don't wear holes or tear.
  7. Don't overload yourself. It can be tempting to stuff your tool belt full of fancy new tools but remember that you have to carry all your tools. Don't put too much strain on yourself. Keep it to the tools that you use on a regular basis. You can keep other tools in an additional tool bag, in your job gang box, your job site trailer, or even in your car. Just be sure to label them so that people don't take them by mistake!
  8. While you don't want to overload yourself, it is good to keep lightweight essentials in your tool bag. Keep a variety of different tapes in your tool belt for their various needs, pens and pencils, a tape measure, a headlamp, and the small essentials (such as bolts and fasteners) in your belt.
  9. Check out the video below for a review on a great option for a tool belt and a brief how-to guide on how to organize and what should go in your electrician's tool belt.

Looking for a New Tool Belt?
Check out the options below for help figuring out which tool belt is the best buy! There are lots of options for comfortable, spacious, and effective electrician's tool belts. The tool belt that was reviewed in the video included in the article was the Milwaukee Adjustable Electrician's Work Belt. It comes highly recommended for its comfort, durability, and pockets. You can purchase it here off of Amazon or opt for a slight discount by shopping through Home Depot here.

The next option is the Klein Tools 55429 Tradesman Pro Electrician's Tool Belt - which also comes highly recommended.
Next, we have the Gatorback B240 Electrician's Combo - it boasts a Pro-Comfort back support belt and also has great reviews.
Lastly, we have a budget option and a high-end option. The budget option has the best reviews for the price. Click here to view the budget option.
Click here to learn about the high-end option - which has the best reviews overall, but a very high price point.
Attention Prime Team
At Prime Electrical Services, we love to make our electricians happy and tools and tool-related equipment seems to be a successful way of doing it! Attention Prime Team - remember that if you graduate and pass your Journeyman Electrician's exam, we are happy to get you your custom Prime Klein Tool Bag! 

All in all, we hope you enjoyed our article and can use some of our tips about how to organize your electrician's tool belt or the advice in the video for organizing your tool belt, maximizing your comfort, and getting the most bang for your buck! 

Tools Required for Apprentice Electricians

  • Claw hammer (straight claw)
  • 9″ leverage side cutters (lineman’s pliers)
  • Diagonal wire cutters (“dikes”)
  • Wire strippers
  • 25′ or longer retractable tape measure
  • Razor knife
  • Ideal Knopp or Square D “Wiggy” style voltage tester
  • Battery powered drill or crew gun (must be able to drive #8-#10 self-tapping screws into metal studs)
  • Tool belt with side patches to carry necessary tools
  • 6″ torpedo level
  • 1,000V non-contact dual voltage tester (Tic Tracer)
    *Conduit benders, ladders, power cords, and other necessary special tools will be provided by Prime Electrical Services, Inc. for its team members.

Tools Required for Journeymen Electricians

  • Claw hammer (straight claw)
  • Code book
  • Hacksaw
  • Channel lock pliers (2)
  • 9″ leverage side cutters (lineman’s pliers)
  • Diagonal wire cutters (“dikes”)
  • Wire strippers
  • 25′ or longer retractable tape measure
  • Screwdrivers – 3/16″ and 1/4″ straight slot; #2 Phillips
  • Sheet metal snips (straight cutting w/ yellow handles)
  • Razor knife
  • Chalk line
  • Flashlight
  • Utility drywall saw
  • Hex key set – 1/8″ through 3/8″
  • Hole saw set with arbors
  • Ideal Knopp or Square D “Wiggy” style voltage tester
  • Battery powered drill or crew gun (must be able to drive #8-#10 self-tapping screws into metal studs)
  • Tool belt with side patches to carry necessary tools
  • Socket drive set – 3/8″ through 5/8″
  • Open-end wrench set – 3/8″ through 5/8″
  • 6″ torpedo level
  • Roto-split style BX/MC cutter
  • 1,000V non-contact dual voltage tester (Tic Tracer)
    *Conduit benders, ladders, power cords, and other necessary special tools will be provided by Prime Electrical Services, Inc. for its team members.

Safety First!

Remember to pay attention to the way your body feels when wearing your tool belt. Take special care to prioritize ergonomics and reduce strain. We want our team members to be safe and have longevity. Take your tool belt off for rest periods, when you don't need it, and when you are on a ladder. We advise choosing a tool belt that sits upright when removed from your body (such as many of the ones included in this article) so that your tools don't spill out and you are less hesitant to take it off. 

Interested as a Career as an Electrician?

Are you considering a career as an electrician? Visit the Join Our Team page of our website to learn more about the Prime team and what we have to offer. Find out if we have job openings near you!

Have an Idea?

Have an idea for something that you would like to see in our electrician's blog or something that you would like addressed? We love to hear from you and love to make the lives of our electricians easier. Whether it's something that we can research and write about to inform our team or something that we can work on and implement to improve our team member's jobs, safety, and daily lives - we would love to hear about it! Just email us at info@primeelectrical.net or give the office a call!

Send in your Photos!

Attention Prime Family! We love to give credit where credit is due and are always happy to shout out our team on social media and our website! Send in photos of your job site, coworkers, or Prime Pride to info@primeelectrical.net. Foremen can also reach out about having a photographer sent out to their job site to capture a well-deserved crew, special progress point, or project highlight/update. 

Stay Tuned for More Electrician Tips and Updates

We love staying up-to-date on the latest industry trends! Be sure to tune back into our blog for more electrician tips and tricks - such as what to expect when onboarding and how to be prepared. We also post company newsletters, project highlights, and industry information!

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