Knowledge Base

This course covers the following information:

Hand, Wrist and Finger Safety in Construction Environments: The Hand's Design and Structure

• The anatomy of the hand and how it works.
  
• Why hands, wrists and fingers are particularly vulnerable to injury.
  
• How immediate traumatic and long-term ergonomic injuries can occur.
  

Hand, Wrist and Finger Safety in Construction Environments: Safe Work Practices

• How to prepare yourself to work more safely with your hands, wrists and fingers.
  
• How to identify and control hand, wrist and finger hazards in your work area and with the tools you use.
  
• The safe work practices you should follow to reduce your chances of injuring your hands, wrists and fingers.
  

Hand, Wrist and Finger Safety in Construction Environments: Preventing Ergonomic Injuries

• What ergonomic injuries are and how they are caused.
  
• The ergonomic hazards on a job site.
  
• The safe work practices you can use to avoid ergonomic injuries to your hands, wrists and fingers.
  

Hand, Wrist and Finger Safety in Construction Environments: Choosing Tools and Using Them Safely

• The ergonomic hazards that are associated with hand and power tools.
  
• How to choose tools that will "fit" you and help prevent injuries to your hands, wrists and fingers.
  
• The safe work practices you should follow to avoid injury when using hand and power tools.
  

Hand, Wrist and Finger Safety in Construction Environments: Selecting the Best Gloves for the Job

• The different types of gloves and the hazards that they are designed to protect against.
  
• The safe work practices that help ensure that you get the best possible protection from the gloves that you wear.