Aims to provide an eclectic approach to the use and design of hand tools. Chapters include : History of hand tools; Human factors and the hand tool; Epidemiology of tool use; Pathology and physiology of hand and arm; Anatomy of the upper extremity; Antorpometry of the hand; Kineiology of arm and hand; Biomechanics and hand tools; Ergonomics and the hand tool; Safe design and safe use of hand tools; Programs; and Validation procedures.