Hand, Wrist & Finger Safety Video

Excerpt: Look around any worksite. Whether we’re working with asimple tool like a hammer, or a piece of complex machinery, our hands, wrists,and fingers help us get the job done. We need to be careful though. Every daywe face a variety of hazards. Machinery that can pull and smash a hand. Toolswith the potential to rip through protective gloves, and coercive materialsthat can eat through skin. Hazardous situations come in all shapes and sizes,if we’re not on the lookout, these situations can lead to real trouble. Everyyear thousands of people suffer injuries to the hands, wrists, and fingers. We’veall felt the initial pain of an injury. But with any accident pain is just thebeginning. With a serious cut, for instance, there is often a long period ofrecuperation filled with extensive sessions of physical therapy. Even after thewound has healed, it can still take several weeks before you’re back to normal.Reducing the risk of accidents can be simple, but it takes an effort. We needto take special care of our hands. They’re tool valuable too lose. To help usunderstand how our hands can be injured we should take a look at how they work.