How do you keep your hands safe?

How do you keep your hands safe?

Top 10 Tips for Hand Safety

1. Choose the Right Glove for the Job.
2. Use Gloves as Intended and Don’t Take Them Off.
3. Ensure a Proper Fit.
4. Know When to Replace a Glove.
5. Follow Donning and Doffing Procedures.
6. Remove Jewelry from Hands and Wrists.
7. Be Alert and Aware.
8. Use Tools and Machinery Properly.

Why is hand safety important?

Why is hand safety so important? It has been estimated that almost 20% of all disabling accidents on the job involve the hands. Without your fingers or hands, your ability to work would be greatly reduced. Your hands are one of your greatest assets and must be protected.

What is hand and finger safety?

Keep hands and fingers away from sharp edges on cutting tools. pass tools to other workers handle first. store tools properly and safely when not in use (sharp tools need covers, store so you grasp handle first). This helps maintain tools as well. make sure all tools and cutting devices have proper grips and handles.

What are the 6 most common types of hand hazards?

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• Pinch Points.
• Sharp Objects.
• Trips and Falls.
• Repetitive Strain Injuries.
• Line-of-Fire Hazards.
• Defective Equipment.
• Rotating/Moving Equipment Hazards.
• Extreme Cold.

Which is used to protect the hands while working?

Glove standards The main PPE used to protect hands and arms is gloves.

Why is the hand and fingers important?

Without your fingers or hands, your ability to work would be greatly reduced. Human hands are unique. No other creature in the world has hands that can grasp, hold, move, and manipulate objects like human hands. They are one of your greatest assets.

What are common hand injuries?

The 6 Most Common Hand & Wrist Injuries

1. Trigger Finger. Every one of your fingers has tendons connecting muscle to bone from the base of the finger to the fingertips.
2. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
3. Cubital Tunnel Syndrome.
4. Fractures.
5. Carpometacarpal Injury.
6. Tendonitis.

What is hand and arm protection?

Hand and arm protection is required when the risk of injury from cuts/punctures, burns, chemicals, electrical shock, human blood or body fluids, or abrasive material cannot be engineered out of the workplace. There is not a single type of glove that will provide adequate protection from all exposures.

What is safety protection?

To give or be protection against something unpleasant means to prevent people or things from being harmed or damaged by it.