Enhancing Hand Safety
MoveSMART® Hand Safety Module
To prevent hand-finger-wrist-arm injuries personal protective equipment and machine guarding is important – but not enough. We apply an action skill approach that places workers in control of their own hand safety by elevating:
- Ability to direct attention (selecting, switching, and sustaining with control)
- Judgment (including identifying levels of accepted risk) and the impact of brain, eyes, torso, and base on keeping hands safe
- Physical skills of heightened eye-hand coordination, range of motion, leverage, positioning, alignment, and more
Objectives
- Reduce injuries to hands and upper limbs, lacerations, abrasions, contusions, and strains
- Using hand tools, working on machines, lifting, loading, cutting, and more
- For both repetitive and high-exposure jobs
- What workers can do to prevent hand injuries while reinforcing good use of Lock-out-tag-out, guarding, and personal protective equipment