This online Hand Safety course will help learners identify hazards to hands, as well as strategies and equipment to help prevent injury.
HAND SAFETY ONLINE COURSE OVERVIEW
No matter what kind of work you do, you likely use tools. But have you ever considered that your hands can be tools too and that the rules you’d employ to take care of other tools also apply to your hands? Many people don’t stop to consider this. Consequently, occupational hand injuries account for more than one million emergency room visits per year.
Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Identify common hazards to hands
- List methods and devices used to prevent hand injuries
- Describe the differences in hand protection devices or gloves
HAND SAFETY ONLINE COURSE TOPICS
- Hazards to hands
- Injury prevention
- Using the right gloves
