Hand Safety Overview
Learning objectives
- Identify common workplace hazards to the hands
- List methods and devices used to prevent hand injuries
- Describe the differences between various types of gloves used in the workplace
- 7 Minutes
- English, Spanish, French Canadian
Course Outline
- Hand Safety Overview
Regulations
- OS&H Act, Section 5 (a) - General Duty Clause
- 29CFR 1910 Subpart I - Personal Protective Equipment, 1910.132 General Requirements
- Occupational Safety and Health Standards - 29 CFR 1910.138
- General Requirements for Personal Protective Equipment Hand Protection
- Occupational Safety and Health Standards - 29 CFR 1910.212
- General requirements for all machines - Machinery and Machine Guarding
- 1910.269 Line Clearance/Tree Trimming
- American National Standard for Hand Protection - Selection Criteria: ANSI/ISEA 105-2005