Hand and Power Tools in General Industry (Cal/OSHA) Online Training

This online course gives awareness training on hand and power tool hazards in general industry under the Cal/OSHA rules (8 CCR 3556, 3557, 3559, 3562, 3575 to 3583, 3301, 4307 and 3380 to 3385, with the Electrical Safety Orders for cords and GFCIs) and is written for California general industry workers who use these tools, such as machine operators, mechanics, maintenance and repair workers, assemblers, and warehouse and shop workers.

What you learn

• Tools in safe condition
• Guards, switches and saws
• Electric tools and cords
• Ground-fault protection: GFCIs
• Air-powered tools and compressed air
• Abrasive wheels: inspect, mount and store
• Grinders: guards, work rests and tongue guards
• Powder-actuated tools
• Jacks and hydraulic tools
• Protective equipment for tool work
• A final lesson listing what to review with your supervisor at your company

How it works

• You take the course online, at your own pace, on a phone or a computer.
• The final exam opens after at least 60 minutes of active study in the lessons.
• Each topic lesson ends with practice questions that do not count toward your score.
• The final exam has 25 questions drawn at random. You need 80 percent to pass, and you get 3 attempts.
• When you pass, you get a certificate of completion from M Squared Safety Solutions, Inc. The certificate expires 1 year after it is issued.
• This course is also available in Spanish: Herramientas manuales y eléctricas en la industria general (Cal/OSHA): capacitación en línea.

Questions

Call an M Squared trainer at 949-954-6581, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM Pacific time. A trainer answers in English and Spanish.

Your employer's part

This online course does not replace the training your employer must give on your own job: site-specific training, and hands-on practice and evaluation where the rule requires them.

What this course does not do

Your employer must still instruct you on the tools you use (8 CCR 3203(a)(7)). This course does not qualify you to use powder-actuated tools, which need a valid operator's card for the tool (Section 1685, which Section 3559(b) applies). It does not teach woodworking machines other than portable circular saws, chain saw operation, air compressors and air tanks, abrasive blasting, welding and cutting, fuel-powered tools and engine exhaust, or construction work. This is the Cal/OSHA course, and federal OSHA's rules differ in several places. A federal OSHA version of this course is sold separately. The course is online only.