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Hand Safety
Hand Safety is a safety topic that is imperative to all types of industries, such as;
Construction,
Customer Service,
Driving,
Food/Package Goods,
General Service,
Health Care,
Home Safety,
Hospitality,
Industrial /Manufacturing,
Municipalities,
Office Safety,
Pharmaceutical/Bio Science,
Retail,
School Bus,
Truck Driving,
Utilities and
Warehousing
To come up with a list of how to protect your hands in each and every situation is impossible. In this series of topics you will find many ways to reduce work related hazards. Accidents are usually caused by boredom, inattentiveness or distractions in the workplace and by not thinking what can go wrong before it goes wrong. Encourage workers to think smart, before an accident happens. Make sure that it doesn't. Following established safety guidelines and using protective guards, shields, gloves and other personal protective devices as needed, can save a worker’s hands from injury and your company from unnecessary disability claims. IT’S ALL HERE!
To come up with a list of how to protect your hands in each and every situation is impossible. In this series of topics you will find many ways to reduce work related hazards. Accidents are usually caused by boredom, inattentiveness or distractions in the workplace and by not thinking what can go wrong before it goes wrong. Encourage workers to think smart, before an accident happens. Make sure that it doesn't. Following established safety guidelines and using protective guards, shields, gloves and other personal protective devices as needed, can save a worker’s hands from injury and your company from unnecessary disability claims. IT’S ALL HERE!
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Question...How many fingers do you have?
Using cell phones when driving is penalized by many governments but letting your attention wander during work situations can result in more than a monetary fine. SafetyWorld is so concerned about personal maiming injuries, if you can find a better safety program than SafetyWorld’s we only hope it is a more effective way to safeguard your employees.
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There're yours for life...Protect them
Hand hazards include sharp edges, pinch points, crushing, chemical exposure and repetitive motion. Consider the various protective mechanisms the company provides and the use employees make of them. Then discuss together, the work practices and safety rules, including how to cope with hand injuries. Are your plant's workers satisfied everything is being done to protect them? If not; why not?- # 220
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Protect your hands...they are irreplaceable
Hand accidents hurt…safety doesn't. If that statement sounds simple, why are hand accidents a leading statistic? You should take advantage of the many work practices and safety rules in this Outline to increase employees understanding of why it is common sense to protect their hands. Prove to them hand and finger injuries are avoidable.- # 176
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Fingertips...don't leave work without them.
Hands are the most valuable tools we possess. Watch a baby use its fingers to pick up objects ... a learned skill that develops, as we grow older. Industry places such a premium on safety rules devised to prevent finger injuries. There’s power at your fingertips when workers protect their most precious asset. Use it!- # 154
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Follow safety rules to protect your hands.
This is a practical safety exercise especially designed to help workers develop and maintain good habits. A poster showing bad work habits that could cause accidents is the centerpiece. Pick them out to emphasis safety rules formulated to reduce work related hazards for hands; the most indispensable instrument. The right way is the safe way!- # 117
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Keep your guard up when your hands are in danger.
Have you discussed hand safety with your team? Can more be done? Hand hazards are everywhere. How many can you name? More than 15 specific hazards are included here and this flexible outline offers many protective solutions ranging from engineered safety measures, administrative controls and PPE, to common sense approaches. Safety is our goal!- # 114B
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The cutting edge...Keep a sharp lookout when using sharp instruments.
An unspectacular but sensible twelve-step safety approach for kitchen workers using sharp cutting instruments such as knives, scissors and choppers, etc. While this topic focuses on food cutting utensils, it also applies to any tool with a sharp cutting edge. Employees must also understand attention must be given to appropriate PPE. Put safety first; prevent the worst.- # 114A
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The cutting edge...keep a sharp lookout when using sharp instruments.
Paper cuts hurt but tool cuts can permanently maim. It need not be that way. This topic’s information contains great advice on, "how to do the dos and not the don'ts", when using sharp instruments and cutting tools. These 12 simple rules can help keep workers safe from such injuries.- # 70
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Protect yourself from hand tool hazards.
Why learn the hard way. The best safety measure is the safe use of tools. The ideas in this Outline describe general tool safety rules to protect workers from most hand tool hazards. Also included is a very descriptive section showing how to prevent specific hand hazards. Hand Safety is not a by-product; it’s the product.- # 39
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These tools come with no spare parts. See yours' last a lifetime.
Industrial companies provide tools for employees to work on the job. Employees provide tools too. Theirs are called Hands and Fingers. While companies can replace their tools; WORKERS CAN’T! This MUST HAVE topic outlines the protective devices and controls companies provide to avoid hand injuries. By the way, how’s your golf swing?- # 15
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Protect your hands. Some tools are irreplaceable.
Keep a grip on life by protecting your hands. This may sound blasé but hands play such a large part in just about everything we do. When things go wrong they are usually in the thick of things. This approach discusses protective devices, work practices, other hand safety rules, then stresses the importance of first aid for hand injuries.
