SIS-SAFETY & LP DEPARTMENT

HAND
SAFETY
Please Help Me To Learn More On Hand Safety !!
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, the
participants should be able to :
 Appreciate the paramount importance
of hands in our healthy living.
 Follow the safe working procedures in
guarding against hand injury.
 Develop right safety attitudes amongst
employees to avoid hand injuries that
could have been prevented.
 YOUR HANDS,
THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT
From the moment of birth
until the day of death –
served an infinite number of
ways,
Has 27 bones, 24 muscles,
30 joints & pivotal points,
Have a closer relationship
with the brain,
 POCKET SIZE MACHINE
THAT WILL…

Cook

Dress-up, Wash,
Feed its owner,
 POCKET SIZE MACHINE
THAT WILL…

Write with
a pen

Operate
tools

Drive a car
 POCKET SIZE MACHINE
THAT WILL…

Sensitive to
smooth surfaces
Sensitive to
rough surfaces

Sensitive to Hot surfaces or objects

 POCKET SIZE MACHINE
THAT WILL…

Yelling Scrape the body

 YOUR HANDS
HEALTHY
HANDS ARE
MEANT TO LAST
A LIFE TIME,
 YOUR HANDS cont’d..
DON’T BE IN
A HURRY &
DON’T TAKE
ANY SHORT
CUT
 YOUR HANDS cont’d..

As an
amazing
servants
YOUR HANDS cont’d..
The most
important
tools you will
ever own.
 YOUR HANDS cont’d..
They are
versatile,
strong and
complex
 YOUR HANDS cont’d..
Do the job
properly
YOUR HANDS
cont’d..

Can Save
People
 WATCHOUT,
YOUR HANDS ARE ALSO?
CHANCE
TAKERS
ACCIDENT
MAKERS
 HAND SAFETY
25 % of all industrial accidents
involved injuries to hand or
fingers
 Punctured Wounds
 Abrasion and location
 Burns
 Dermatitis
 Amputation
 RISK OF
HAND SAFETY
3-ways to reduce the risk of
hand safety
 Be aware of the potential hazards in your workplace
 Discipline your self to follow the safe working
procedures that have been taught to you
 Appropriate use of the PPE.
BEST WAY TO PREVENT HAND INJURIES

Follow company policy

regarding hand protection
Keep safety shield/guard
in place
Wear gloves if necessary and
choose the correct type for the
job
POTENTIAL HAZARDS

Identifying
potential
hazards in the
workplace is the
first step in
preventing the risk
of injury.
 GENERAL HAZARDS
Manual handling caused by
objects that are;
 Too Big
 Are too Heavy

 Are Moving

 Are Hot or Cold

 Have Sharp Edges

 Contain Hazardous Substances

 MINIMIZING
HAND INJURY
Using special lifting devices
Wearing protective hand gloves
Following correct manual handling & safety
procedures
Using the correct hand tools for the
job
Keeping all hand tools in good
condition.
 MECHANICAL
HAZARDS
Keep hands away from all moving parts
Never loose fitting clothes (tuck-in)
Correct machine guards are fitted
Use aids to keep hands at a safe distance
from operating machinery
Use a brush to clear away debris from
machines. Not your bare hands.
 HAZARDS –
“CONTACT”
Burn from heat
sources
 Steam pipes
 Engine parts
 Molten metals
 Electric fault
 Some Gases and
Liquid
 Acid and Corrosives
 HAZARDS –
“CONTACT” cont’d..
 Contact Dermatitis
 Symptoms


Skin becomes rough,
red, raw
 Itching/cracked, dry
skin
 Repeated exposure
to the source of
irritation will tend to
worsen the
condition.
YOUR HANDS
HANDS are
injured more
often than any
other body part
 39 %
CH UR DS F
YE ES OF
EA NJ AN D O
US E
ARMS, HANDS,
5%
OTHERS
O DR

AR
FINGERS& WRISTS
I
TH UN
H

25 %
FEET, LEGS
& ANKLES

7%
24 % HEAD
TORSO
thank you