Hand Injuries: The Gory Story (PPE)

(18 min.) The leading causes of hand injuries include hand contact with objects and equipment, but it doesn't make much difference how your hand is injured, because the result is the same; trauma, pain, misery, and severe damage to your life-style. Normally, hand injuries are caused by either physical trauma or chemical contact. Injuries range from cuts, blisters, abrasions, lacerations, burns, punctures and fractures to amputations, chemical skin exposure and impact from falling parts. You can also include electrical shock in the hand injury category. Also, include cold temperature skin damage and frostbite. Dog bite injuries are also part of the hand injury category.

Topics included in the safety video are: unsafe behavior of the employee, wearing the wrong type of personal protective equipment, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Repetitive Strain Injuries, Cumulative Trauma Disorder, and electrical burns.

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.