Course Description
Your hands do a lot of heavy work, but they can also be injured quickly by sharp edges, pinch points, moving parts, heat, and heavy materials. In this Hand, Wrist and Finger Safety in Construction Environments course, you’ll learn common hand hazards on job sites, how to prevent injuries with safe work practices, and ways to reduce ergonomic strain. You’ll also learn how to choose tools and gloves that fit the task.
You’ll learn how to prepare before you start, including staying focused and checking your work area for hazards. This course also covers safe tool use, including inspecting tools, keeping guards in place, and working at a steady pace to avoid risky shortcuts. You’ll explore ergonomics and how to avoid repeated strain by reducing force, rotating tasks, and keeping your wrist in a neutral position. Finally, you’ll learn how tool choice and glove selection can lower your risk, including how vibration and poor fit can lead to problems over time.
What You'll Learn
- Identify common hand, wrist, and finger hazards found on construction job sites, such as sharp edges, pinch points, moving parts, heat, and heavy materials
- Apply safe work practices that reduce hand injuries during routine tasks, including preparing before you start and checking your work area for hazards
- Inspect tools, keep guards in place, and work at a steady pace to avoid risky shortcuts
- Use basic ergonomic strategies to reduce strain from repetitive work and awkward wrist positions, such as reducing force, rotating tasks, and keeping the wrist neutral
- Select tools that support a safe grip and reduce unnecessary force and strain
- Choose and inspect gloves that match the hazard and fit properly
Key Takeaways
- Hands can be injured quickly by sharp edges, pinch points, moving parts, heat, and heavy materials on construction job sites.
- Preparing before you start work, including staying focused and checking your work area for hazards, helps prevent hand injuries.
- Safe tool use involves inspecting tools, keeping guards in place, and working at a steady pace to avoid risky shortcuts.
- Ergonomic strain from repetitive work can be reduced by lowering force, rotating tasks, and keeping the wrist in a neutral position.
- Tool choice and glove selection can lower injury risk, as vibration and poor fit can lead to problems over time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is for people who work with their hands in construction environments and are exposed to hand, wrist, and finger hazards such as sharp edges, pinch points, moving parts, heat, and heavy materials.
What hand hazards does the course cover?
It covers common hand hazards on job sites including sharp edges, pinch points, moving parts, heat, and heavy materials, and how to identify them.
What skills will I gain from this course?
You will gain skills in barrier options, hand tools, hazard identification, occupational safety and health, and risk reduction.
Does the course cover ergonomics?
Yes. It explores ergonomics and how to avoid repeated strain by reducing force, rotating tasks, and keeping your wrist in a neutral position.
What topics are included in the lessons?
Lessons cover the hand's design and structure, preparing to work with your hands, safe work practices, preventing ergonomic injuries, choosing and using tools safely, and selecting the best gloves for the job, followed by a review.
