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Hand Tool Safety | Non-powered

Hand tools can be broken into two categories: non-powered and powered. Non-powered hand tools include items such as hammers, screwdrivers, wrenches, axes, pliers, etc. and can contribute to many injuries, e.g., screwdriver slips and punctures hand, hammer hits finger and breaks it, knife slips and cuts hand, etc. From 2017 to 2021 there were 14,187 WorkSafeBC claims involving non-powered hand tools. The hand tools with the most claims were Knives 36%; Shovels 8.4%; Hammers 7%; Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools 6.4%; Crowbars 5.9%. Use this Toolbox Talk to start the discussion with your team about how to manage the hazards to reduce the risks in your workplace.