This online Hand & Power Tool Safety course discusses hand and power tool hazards, and show employees the equipment and safe practices they can use to prevent injuries. Hand and power tools allow employees to perform tasks that they could never do without them. But tools can also be dangerous. Injuries involving hand and power tools send almost half a million people to the emergency room every year, and cause a significant number of fatalities as well.

• This online Hand & Power Tool Safety course covers the following topics:
  • Hand and power tool hazards
  • Tool inspection and maintenance
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Using electric power tools safely
  • Preventing “kickbacks”
  • Reducing hazards in a work area
  • And more

Approximately 30 minutes

Testing conducted throughout this online course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to pass this course. The course is able to be taken three times in efforts to achieve the pass mark. Printable resources are available in the form of a comprehensive student manual. The manual is a valuable resource for future use and knowledge retention.

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.