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WELCOME. to the SAFETY PRESENTATION on "HAND SAFETY". SIS-SAFETY & LP DEPARTMENT. HAND SAFETY. Please Help Me To Learn More On Hand Safety !!. Learning Objectives. Appreciate the paramount importance of hands in our healthy living.

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  1. WELCOME to the SAFETY PRESENTATION on "HAND SAFETY" SIS-SAFETY & LP DEPARTMENT

  2. HAND SAFETY

  3. Please Help Me To Learn More On Hand Safety !!

  4. Learning Objectives • 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. At the end of this session, the participants should be able to :

  5. 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,

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

  7. Write with a pen Operate tools Drive a car POCKET SIZE MACHINE THAT WILL…

  8. Sensitive to smooth surfaces Sensitive to rough surfaces Sensitive to Hot surfaces or objects POCKET SIZE MACHINE THAT WILL…

  9. Yelling Scrape the body POCKET SIZE MACHINE THAT WILL…

  10. YOUR HANDS HEALTHY HANDS ARE MEANT TO LAST A LIFE TIME,

  11. YOUR HANDS cont’d.. DON’T BE IN A HURRY & DON’T TAKE ANY SHORT CUT

  12. YOUR HANDS cont’d.. As an amazing servants

  13. YOUR HANDS cont’d.. The most important tools you will ever own.

  14. YOUR HANDS cont’d.. They are versatile, strong and complex

  15. YOUR HANDS cont’d.. Do the job properly

  16. YOUR HANDS cont’d.. Can Save People

  17. WATCHOUT, YOUR HANDS ARE ALSO? • CHANCE TAKERS • ACCIDENT MAKERS

  18. HAND SAFETY • 25 % of all industrial accidents involved injuries to hand or fingers • Punctured Wounds • Abrasion and location • Burns • Dermatitis • Amputation

  19. 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.

  20. 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

  21. POTENTIAL HAZARDS • Identifying potentialhazards in the workplace is the first step in preventing the risk of injury.

  22. 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

  23. 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.

  24. 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.

  25. HAZARDS – “CONTACT” • Burn from heat sources • Steam pipes • Engine parts • Molten metals • Electric fault • Some Gases and Liquid • Acid and Corrosives

  26. 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.

  27. YOUR HANDS • HANDS are injured more often than any other body part

  28. 39 % ARMS, HANDS, FINGERS& WRISTS 5 % OTHERS 25 % FEET, LEGS & ANKLES 7 % HEAD 24 % TORSO HUNDRED OF THOUSANDS OF INJURIES EACH YEAR

  29. thank you

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