Mike Zedalis, Ph.D., is senior vice president, Science and Technology, Ansell. For more information about ergonomics and hand protection, visit www.ansellpro.com.
You’ve heard it before: healthy hands are productive hands. Workers who enjoy good hand health are likely to produce higher quality products and experience minimal lost time while on the job.
More than 26 percent of all non-fatal accidents in this country involve the hands and arms, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Simply placing gloves on workers does not fully eliminate hazards to the hands. “Cut ’n sewn” gloves frequently used in the past, for example, were not ergonomically designed and in some cases actually increased worker risk.
