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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The new year can be a promising one for hand safety—but only if employers and workers seriously consider the implications of hand injuries and proper personal protective gloves. The year 2020 can be a ...

If you want to get attention about hand safety, try showing a project crew what happens to a naked human hand when a knife slices through the palm, or a 4x4 comes crashing down on the bony back of the ...

With so many disposable hand protection options available today, it's more important than ever to understand exactly what goes into a glove and what makes it the best choice for a particular job.

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 ...

The ShoveIt™ hand safety tool was specifically designed to help avoid hand, arm and finger injuries when working with suspended loads, moving, pushing and pulling tools, objects and equipment, or ...

It comes as no surprise that full-time electricians experience an injury rate higher than the national average. What may be surprising, however, is that a little more than 20% of those injuries ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- A worker was cutting grass on a lawn tractor. The chute got clogged and he stuck his hand in to dislodge the grass, neglecting to see if the blade had stopped. The mistake ...

PEARLAND, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Hand Safety Tool Company recently received Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Verification for its ShoveIt™ tool making it the first hands-off safety product of its ...