Hand Traps Checklist

For many occupations in industries like construction, manufacturing, forestry and mining, the worker’s hands are frequently at the point of operation. No matter the task, your hands are the critical and vulnerable link between your brain and the workpiece, tool or equipment controls at the point of operation.

In a recent US Department of Labor study, injuries to fingers and hands accounted for more than 23%, making them the highest in preventable injuries.  In terms of lost workdays, they ranked second only to back and neck injuries.

And, according to OSHA, 70% of hand and arm injuries could have been prevented with personal protective equipment, specifically, task-appropriate gloves.

Our Hand Traps checklist is a focus observation that can health check your hand injury prevention strategy. The checklist identifies 13 critical items that assess PPE and other significant contributing conditions and behaviours that lead to hand injuries.

The Hand Traps checklist is a part of our Contractor Management Basics package that contains 10 checklists with more than 130 critical compliance and culture-building items. Contractor Management Basics gives you a assessment framework from mobilization and emergency preparation to chemical management and supervisor leadership, .

Download our checklist here: Hand Traps Checklist

Another good read: ‘A New Year of Hand Safety‘ (OH&S online article)