Hand & Finger Safety

HAND/FINGER SAFETY What Is The Most Commonly Used Tool in your Industry? Hammer? Screwdriver? Crescent Wrench? Power Drill? Impact Wrench?

HAND/FINGER SAFETY The Most Commonly Used Tool! THE HUMAN HAND Write Your Name without using Thumb Hold Hammer with Two Fingers and Thumb - Now Swing Tie Shoe With only One Hand

HAND/FINGER SAFETY Hands are Exposed to Many Forms of Injury Cuts on/from sharp objects Crushing [struck by] Pinching [caught between] Moving Machinery - insufficient guarding, high speed operation Contact with heat or cold (hot mud, engine exhausts, tools in sun, freezer, ice) Contact with chemicals

Body Parts Injured Analysis shows that hand, finger, wrist and lower arm injuries account for: Over 75% of oilfield injuries This is 2 times the number of injuries sustained by the next most frequently injured body part - The Back

How Do Hand Injuries Happen? Analysis of HOW hand and finger injuries happens shows the most common as being: Hit by moving objects, or Hitting objects with part of body

How Do Hand Injuries Happen? The primary root causes identified for hand and finger injuries are: Inattention or lack of focus. Inadequate assessment of risk. Cutting corners / rushing. Mistaken priorities - safety versus objectives. Lifting / applying force incorrectly. Using the incorrect tool for the job.

How Do Hand Injuries Happen? Even when people seem to know of the existence of these dangers, hand and finger injuries still happen.??? WHY??? It won t happen to me! I have been doing it that way for years!! There isn t a better way. It is faster this way. and more

HAND/FINGER SAFETY Defense Against Injury: Engineering Controls Safe Work Habits PPE

HAND/FINGER SAFETY Engineering Controls: Utilize equipment machine guards. Ensure all guards are in place for all moving machinery. Do not defeat or remove existing machine guards.

HAND/FINGER SAFETY Safe Work Habits: Good Job Site Housekeeping. Awareness Of Moving Equipment. Never Tamper With Machine Guards. Utilizing Lockout/Tagout

HAND/FINGER SAFETY Safe Work Habits (con t): Always Be Aware Of Hand Placement While Working. Use Caution When Moving Drums/Containers. No Jewelry Or Loose Clothing Any Time Use of PPE is Required. Secure Materials So They Cannot Fall or Roll.

HAND/FINGER SAFETY Loading, Unloading, or Moving Equipment On/Off Racks Or Storage Areas. POTENTIAL HAZARDS

Lack of focus..maybe?

HAND/FINGER SAFETY Handling Or Working With Chemicals. POTENTIAL HAZARDS

HAND/FINGER SAFETY Using Hand Tools: Pipe Wrenches, Cheater Pipes, Hammers, etc. POTENTIAL HAZARDS

HAND/FINGER SAFETY Working With Or Around Motorized And Moving Equipment. POTENTIAL HAZARDS

HAND/FINGER SAFETY Lifting equipment from truck bed cranes POTENTIAL HAZARDS

HAND/FINGER SAFETY Can you Identify any Hazards?

Keys to Prevention UNDERSTAND the task you are about to start. If you have any doubts, ask questions. Be AWARE of ALL the possible hazards, ASSESS the risks and then CONTROL them it will help save you a lot of potential pain. THINK for yourself if the procedure for the task is correct and the best practice. FEEDBACK to your workmates, friends and managers your discoveries. You might just save someone else's finger.

Keys to Prevention Step back and ask yourself what if: The wrench or the cutter slips? Is there anything I can hit Can I cut myself on anything There is something in this hole? This liquid is harmful to my skin or body? I get contacted by heat? Ask yourself What else can happen?

Keys to Prevention Safety Meetings raise awareness of Hazards: Discuss potential hand hazards Ask if anyone knows of any near misses Encourage investing the time to think through a job. Discuss potential hand hazards. Ask if anyone identified any hazards during the your tour, or the previous tour

Keys to Prevention JSA s- a planning tool that lists job steps, hazards and controls. Most effective if the people doing the work, do the analysis Highly recommended for Higher Risk activities Highly recommended for jobs out of the ordinary Incorporate Hand Injury Potential

Hand Protection Check list Be alert to potential hand hazards before an accident can happen. Be alert to possible unguarded pinch points. Always use guards, shields, and other protective devices when appropriate. Do not remove guards. Use brushes to wipe away debris. Inspect equipment and machinery before and after tasks to make sure that it is in good operating condition. Disconnect power and follow established lock-out procedures before repairing or cleaning machinery.

Hand Protection Check list Never wear jewellery, or loose clothing when working with moving machine parts. Use the appropriate personal protective equipment-gloves for the specific task you are performing. When wearing gloves, be sure they fit properly and are rated for the specific task you are performing. Select tools designed to keep wrists straight to help avoid repetitive motion/overuse problems.

So how BIG is the problem? 27

BIG! CUTS FROM SHARP OBJECTS 28

BIG! PINCHING (CAUGHT BETWEEN) 29

BIG! CRUSHING or MASHING 30

BIG! RING CAUGHT 31

BIG! Caught in Moving Object Pin in fractured thumb Lost Part of Hand and 3 Fingers Lost tips of 2 Fingers 32

TERRIBLE!!! AMPUTATION 1 3 2 Accidents happen in 3 s 33

Your Gift from Birth At birth you are only given two hands made up of : 2 Thumbs 8 Fingers Everyone is as precious as the next! Which can you afford to loose? 34

NONE!!!