Ask someone in the construction industry for the best way to protect hands from construction hazards, and you’ll hear a common but insufficient response: “Just wear gloves.” It’s flippant and ...

Even under the best of conditions, our hands take a beating. We bang our knuckles changing a light bulb, cut our fingers opening the mail, and suffer all sorts of breaks and sprains playing pickup ...

With as many as 1 million hand injuries occurring in U.S. workplaces each year, hand protection is an important topic. Manufacturers continuously strive to improve the technology found in hand ...

U.S. Labor Dept. data show that more than 100,000 lost-time hand injuries occur every year and that these injuries cost an average of between $6,000-$7,000 in workers’ compensation claims. That's one ...

There has been a shift in manufacturing operations, creating an even greater need for proper hand protection. Within the last 10 years, robotics and automated processes have taken over much of the ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- One of the most important things you can do to contribute to your overall safety at work is wear proper hand protection. This takes discipline because it is easier not to ...

Hands are the most used tools in the workplace, making their protection from on-the-job hazards critically important to maintaining employee productivity. Hand dangers are around every corner.

Hand injuries are among the most common workplace incidents. While many are minor, such as cuts and scrapes, others can be far more serious, including burns or even amputations. Taking time to ...

People probably take their hands for granted until they have an injury. Then they will know just how difficult life can be without the full use of their hands. In the workplace there are many hazards ...

Each year, millions of hardworking manual labor professionals—like yourself—encounter a variety of injuries on their jobsites. All too often, many of these injuries are associated with their hands, as ...

Gary Willis has been fixing cars all his life. But you could never tell by looking at his hands. He holds them out with pride. His mitts -- both sides -- are smooth and clean. They show almost none of ...

How often do construction workers lose some of their hand use from job-related wear-and-tear? How many small accidents, some too minor to make it into the OSHA logs, take a toll over the years? What ...