Nice set and I think it's a great way to start learning how things work and develop the technical insights with problem solving, definitely useful in his grown up life!
I've got a technical job myself (and always been a great LEGO fan in my younger years) maybe mechanic gloves can protect your hands a bit, I know it's small parts but these gloves are pretty tight and provide good grip.
I think gloves of any kind are probably not going to allow the manipulation of the tiny components that Lego Technic has. It's all good, I'm pretty tough so managed to survive the terrible injury that is Lego fingers. Lol.
Luckily it's not nearly as painful as STEPPING on a small piece of lego you didn't see on the floor! 😫
Oh yeah man, that's the most terrible pain a human can suffer; I know because I've done it. 🤣