BLRs Safety Training Presentations

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BLRs Safety Training Presentations

• PPE Hand Protection
• 29 CFR 1910.132 and 138

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HandsEssential Tools

• Buttoning your shirt
• Pouring a cup of coffee
• Eating with a spoon or fork
• Dialing and using the phone
• Using hand tools
• Operating machinery

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Hand Protection Goals

• Potential Hand Hazards
• Hand Injury Prevention
• Quiz

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Hand Injuries

• Nearly one-fourth of work injuries involve the
  hands or fingers
• 70 percent of workers sustaining hand injuries
  were not wearing gloves
• 30 percent of workers sustaining hand injuries
  were wearing improper or damaged gloves

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Hand Hazard Assessment

• Skin absorption of harmful substances
• Severe cuts or lacerations
• Severe abrasions
• Punctures
• Chemical burns
• Thermal burns

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Skin Absorption of Harmful Substances

• Solvents
• Harmful dusts
• Pesticides, insecticides, fertilizers

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Severe Cuts or Lacerations

• Presses or shears
• Saws
• Hand tools
• Straps, wires

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Severe Abrasions

• Sanders or grinders
• Conveyor belts
• Rotating shafts
• Scrap metal or broken glass

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Punctures

• Drill press
• Nail gun
• Hand tools
• Metal or wood slivers

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Chemical Burns

• Acids
• Caustics
• Cleaning chemicals

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Thermal Burns

• Welding and cutting
• Steam operations
• Molten metal
• Ovens

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Other Hand Issues

• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Vibration
• Fractures or compression

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Hand Protection Goals

• Potential Hand Hazards
• Hand Injury Prevention
• Quiz

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Evaluate and Select Hand Protection

• Tasks to be performed
• Conditions present
• Duration of use
• Hazards and potential hazards identified

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Chemical Gloves

• Type of chemical
• Chemical contact
• Abrasion and cut resistance
• Length and cuff requirements
• Dexterity and grip
• Thermal protection
• Size, comfort, and price

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Chemical Glove Materials

• Butyl
• Rubber
• Neoprene
• Nitrile
• Polyvinyl chloride
• Polyvinyl alcohol
• Viton
• Silver shield

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Chemical Glove Use and Care

• Inspection
• Washing
• Glove removal
• Reuse or disposal

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Dermatitis

• Keep hands clean
• Skin moisturizers prevent dryness and cracking
• Barrier creams can protect against skin irritants

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Cut, Abrasion, and Puncture-Resistant Gloves

• Metal mesh, steel core, Kevlar
• Length and cuff requirements
• Dexterity and grip
• Thermal protection
• Size, comfort, and price

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Other Gloves

• Temperature resistant
• High voltage
• General work gloves

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What Prevents Use of Hand Protection

• Laziness
• Not available
• Not concerned about hazards or consequences

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Pinches and Crushes

• Most common type of severe hand/finger injury
• Machine guard disabled or bypassed
• Material handling
• Doors

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Hand Awareness

• What is your hand about to do?
• Where is it about to go?

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Dont Wear Gloves

• Near powered rollers
• Near pinch points
• Near rotating or moving parts
• Where they can catch and pull your hands into
  the danger zone

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Hand Protection Goals

• Potential Hand Hazards
• Hand Injury Prevention
• Quiz

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Summary

• Know the potential hand hazards in your workplace
• Understand the types of gloves needed to protect
  against chemicals in your workplace
• Wear cut-resistant gloves when using knives or
  working with sharp objects
• Keep hands out of a machines danger zone
• Do not wear gloves around machinery with moving
  parts

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Quiz

• 1. Describe what should be done prior to putting
  on a glove _____________________________________
  __
• 2. Name two objects in your workplace that could
  cause a severe cut or laceration
  _________________________
• 3. Only one type of chemical glove is needed to
  protect against all the chemicals in your
  workplace. True or False
• 4. Dexterity is one of the things to consider
  when selecting a glove. True or False
• 5. Name two objects in your workplace that could
  cause severe punctures or abrasions
  ______________________________________________

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Quiz (cont.)

• 6. Dermatitis can be prevented by
  __________________ after working with chemicals.
• 7. Describe a job or work area with the hazard or
  potential hazard of thermal burns
  ________________________
• 8. Describe a situation in your workplace where
  it would not be safe to wear gloves
  ______________________
• 9. Material handling is a common way to suffer a
  chemical burn. True or False
• 10. Carpal tunnel syndrome is often caused by
  years of repetitive motion. True or False

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Quiz Answers

• 1. Inspect the glove for damage or defects prior
  to putting it on.
• 2. Cuts or lacerations could be caused by many
  things including box knives, saws, sharp metal,
  broken glass, metal straps, scissors, shears,
  etc.
• 3. False. Chemical-resistant gloves are made from
  many different materials, because a single glove
  to protect against every type of chemical has not
  been invented. It is very important that you use
  the right glove material to protect against the
  chemical you are using.
• 4. True. Dexterity is needed for jobs that
  require you to feel the material or when working
  with small or delicate parts.

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Quiz Answers (cont.)

• 5. Abrasions and severe punctures could be caused
  by many things including conveyor belts,
  rotating shafts, sanders, powered rollers, pinch
  points, or grinders.
• 6. Dermatitis can be prevented by always washing
  your hands after working with chemicals.
• 7. Thermal burns are a hazard when welding or
  cutting, working around steam, using ovens for
  baking or drying, or when working with molten
  metal.
• 8. Wearing gloves is not safe around machines
  with rotating parts, powered rollers, power
  driven belts or chains, or near other pinch
  points.
• 9. False. Material handling is a common way to
  crush or pinch your fingers or hands.
• 10. True.