Hand Tool Safety for Construction

The risks associated with hand and power tools range from minor injuries, including bruises and small cuts, to major injuries, such as electric shock and amputation. Some injuries can even lead to death! For this reason, it's important that you understand the risks associated with hand tools and what you can do to protect yourself from injury. Even if you don't use hand and power tools directly, if you supervise others that use them, you need to understand the risks and precautions associated with them.

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$ 14.95

LANGUAGE

English

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CEU 0.0

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Course Outline

1. Introduction
1. Welcome
2. Overview
3. Learning Objectives
2. General Hazards and Precautions
1. Hand Tools
2. Hazards Associated with Hand Tools
3. Activity: Types of Hazards
4. Preventing Falling Objects
5. Working with Sharp Tools
6. Rejecting Defective Tools
7. Using the Right Tools
8. Taking Care of Yourself
9. Knowledge Check: What Went Wrong?
3. Striking, Tightening and Loosening Tools
1. Precautions for Specific Types of Hand Tools
2. Striking Tools
3. Striking Tools, continued
4. Activity: Striking Tools
5. Tightening and Loosening Tools
6. Tightening and Loosening Tools, continued

4. Cutting and Scissor-Type Tools
1. Cutting Tools
2. Cutting Tools, continued
3. Scissor-type Tools
4. Activity: Cutting and Scissor-Type Tools
5. Prying, Digging and Smoothing Tools
1. Prying Tools
2. Digging Tools
3. Smoothing Tools
4. Activity: Digging Tools
5. Activity: Hand Tool Precautions
6. Conclusion
1. Summary