Course Summary
Hand & Power Tools Safety gives learners a practical understanding of hand & power tools safety and how the topic affects day-to-day workplace safety, supervision and reporting.
Purpose
The purpose of this training is to help learners recognise the main risks connected with hand & power tools safety, follow workplace arrangements correctly and support safer decisions before work starts, while it is being carried out and when conditions change.
Legal / Regulatory Context
Relevant UK context includes PUWER 1998, LOLER 1998 where lifting equipment is involved, workplace transport guidance, competence, inspection, maintenance, guarding and safe use requirements.
Who Should Attend
Suitable for employees, supervisors, team leaders, managers, contractors and anyone who needs practical understanding of this topic in a workplace setting.
Learning Outcomes
- Explain the meaning and purpose of hand & power tools safety
- Identify common hazards, unsafe conditions and warning signs linked with hand & power tools safety
- Apply practical control measures and follow workplace procedures
- Understand when to report, escalate or stop work for safety reasons
- Recognise the records, inspections or checks that support good control
Course Content
- Pre-use checks
- Correct tool selection
- Defects
- Ppe
- Battery/electrical safety
- Storage
- Roles and responsibilities
- Common mistakes and practical controls
- Reporting, review and improvement
Practical QHSE Manager Focus
This course is written from a practical workplace management point of view. It explains what good control looks like, what records should demonstrate and what supervisors should check during day-to-day work.