This course gives you a basic understanding about OSHA’s role in prevention and elimination of work-related illnesses and injuries. Hand and power tools are a part of our everyday lives and help us to easily perform tasks that otherwise would be difficult or impossible. However, these simple tools can be hazardous, and have the potential for causing severe injuries when used or maintained improperly. Special attention toward hand and power tool safety is necessary in order to reduce or eliminate these hazards.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
To understand OSHA standards and rules associated with hand and power tools
To explore guarding technique or principles that apply to hand and power tools
To identify the precautions that are essential for safe use
TOPICS COVERED:
Introduction
General Requirements
Hazards of Hand and Power Tools
Types of tools
General precautions
Regulatory Requirement:
Please see the state/regulatory requirement from the course catalog page.
Seat Time:
This course has been approved for 1 hour.
Course Pre-Requisite:
N/A
Testing:
Quizzes - All quizzes must be passed with a 100% to proceed forward to the next lesson.
Final Exam- Final Exam must be passed with a 70% to pass the course. The final exam can be taken three times if necessary.
Safety News
Fraudulent New York OSHA Credentials on the Rise!
In a disappointing, if not shocking, recent discovery as reported by the New York Daily News, fraudulent Occupational and Safety Health Act credentials have surfaced at a New York City jobsite. This revelation came days after the city of New York increased the amount of mandatory training for workers on construction sites, and months after a sham of a training course was discovered by an undercover reporter in the Bronx. Many safety officials fear that obtaining fake credentials and marketing bogus training courses might mark a dangerous trend now that New York and other states have begun raising the amount of mandatory worker safety training.