Hand Safety and Injury Prevention

This Hand Safety and Injury Prevention online training course was designed for workers in retail, construction, and industry. This course will review the different types of utility knives available, their uses, advantages, and disadvantages of each, how to maintain them, and how to work with them safely to avoid injuries to the hands and fingers.
SKU: P0296EN
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In this Hand Safety and Injury Prevention online training course, we will review the different types of utility knives available, their uses, and how to work with them safely to avoid injuries to the hands and fingers. 

Utility knives or “box cutters” are widely used in retail, manufacturing, construction, and other industries. They are used for everything from cutting string and opening cartons to cutting drywall and roofing materials.  They are such a common tool that most people don’t think they need training on how to use them safely.  However, over 60% of workplace hand injuries are lacerations (deep cuts) many from the improper use of utility knives.

Course Learning Objectives

By taking this online Hand Safety and Injury Prevention course, the user will learn to:

  • Identify different types of utility knives
  • List their advantages and disadvantages
  • Describe how to properly maintain utility knives
  • Recall safe work practices for avoiding hand and finger injuries Recall TDG reporting requirements.

Course Outline

This online Hand Safety and Injury Prevention course is made up of the following sections:

  1. Introduction
  2. Types of Utility Knives
  3. Maintenance and Safe Use of Utility Knives

Course Audience

This Hand Safety and Injury Prevention online training course was designed for workers in retail, construction, and industry

If you have any concerns as to whether this course is appropriate for you or your industry, please browse our full selection of online courses.

Course Language English
Length Range 30 Minutes or Less
Length (Hours) 0.25
Course Features Audio, Accessible, Mobile
Module Number(s) 40726EN