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Hand Protection

Use of Gloves in Construction


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Hand protection

Philip P. Hannifn, CSP, CHMM, OHST

Director, Construction Saety, LAUSD


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Welcome! Hand protection Useful to professionals advising clients in the selection of

appropriate hand protection.


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Overview Introduction;

Denitions; The need for hand protection in construction;

Haards for the hands in construction;

educing ris" of hand in#ur$;

%reventive &engineering' approach %rotective &%%(' approach

%%( hand protection;

)reams * e+amples

,loves * e+amples -ittens * e+amples

Human factors in the adoption of or resistance to usinghand protection;

eferences; /01.


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Denitions 2Hand3

ngers hand and

wrist

2Hand %rotection3 4 gloves

mittens

hand warmers

5arrier creams s"incare creams and

conscious 5ehaviorsadopted with the aim

of reducing ris" ofin#ur$ to the hands.


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The need for hand protection inconstruction

Hand in#uries *67888888 &million' handin#uries annuall$. 778888 9ost Time per:9


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Haards for the Hands IO?solar

radiation' and


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-ultiple Haards * s$nergistic Haards ma$ 5e

syneristic.


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Hand protection Importance of appropriatehand

protection.

!nappropriatehand protection ma$

have adverse e@ects on healthsafet$ eAcienc$ and productivit$.BBB ,lovecaught in a high*speed millingmachine 4 cuts

and fractures ofthe hand andforearm.

Carm euipmententanglements

can 5e fatal 666


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)hemical protection!rritants8 Sensiti9ers 'e..

pesticides). The hands are the 5od$ part most li"el$ to

5e contaminated 5$ pesticides.

)ontact dermatitis lin"ed to handlingpesticides.

Cor pesticide application 5arrier creams donot provide e@ective protection.

:est protection generall$ 4 nitrile?5ut$lru55er gloves or laminate gloves &QH or:arrier' (Lidn, 2011)

It is important that the gloves are=

used properl$;

clean;

in good condition choose cut*resistant

or tear when damaged designs. part of a complete chemical %%( %?U &9' itrile &' V evlar ,emplers.c


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)hemical %rotection ,loves&O)' pol$vin$l alcohol andpol$eth$lene.

These materials can 5e (lended or la2inated or

(etter peror2ance.

Thic"er glove material generall$ 4 greater chemicalresistance 5ut ma$ impair grip and de+terit$.

5lo3es 2ay ail to protect due to7 Deterioration?degradation of the glove material. Inspect for

wear;

%ermeation &chemicals pass through on a molecular level' alwa$s select appropriate material to the chemical&s' 5einghandled;

%enetration via holes &damage' pores &e.g. leather' or seams


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)hemical %rotection ,loves&O


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)hemical protection gloveallergies

,love materials can 5e irritants and sensitiers.

Late: sensiti9ation is common * caused 5$ a protein in naturallate+.

Immune s$stem responds 5$ producing histamine. esponse ma$5ecome increasingl$ severe starting with an itch$ rash and inhighl$ sensitive people causing anaph$lactic shoc" which can 5efatal.

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la5eling


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)hemical protection Handling some metals can

cause sensitiation.

2ic"el ecema is diAcultto heal and ma$ lead to

earl$ retirement3 (Konz,1995).

)hemical*protectiongauntlet st$legloves

recommended (Konz,1995). HUSTL/+ =$&+, (y

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resistant nitrileP>C

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:arrier creams :arrier creams= oil*5ased or

water*5ased; ma$ 5e no moree@ective than Xs"incareX creams;

-a$ increaseris" fora5sorption of haardous

chemical through the s"in; ot suita5le for pesticide

protection;

-a$ aid removal of oils greases

resins less need to wash withirritating a5rasives andcleansers;

ot "nown whether 5arriercreams are harmful or 5enecialin regard to contact dermatitis


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:iological protection

7. Yoonotic diseases &somefatal' can 5e transmitted fromanimals to humans viaparasitic 5ites to the handsand &as microorganisms' via

contact with s"in lesions. Coran e+tensive list=

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:iological protection= %arasites 0-icroorganisms7. ,loves &and repellents in some cases' protect

against7. Tic"s &9$me Disease oc"$ -ountain


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:iological protection * plants P*78Z dermatologic patients *

ph$todermatitis. aturall$ occurring chemicals in plants

6P8Z of construction s"in disease pesticide handling BG8Z &O-alle$7FF in W1.gov G887'

%ric"l$ pears pineapples 5ar5err$5am5oo rose thorns mustards chilipeppers pineapple ma$weedcowhage $arrow celer$ carrots

parsnips limes gs /ueen 1nneslace giant hogweed chr$santhemumsdandelion goldenrod 5lac"*e$ed


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%h$sical protection * Hot


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%h$sical protection U>radiation

%rolonged ultraviolet&U>' radiation *premature s"in agings"in cancer.

,loves a@ordprotection &e.g. whenworn to reduce against

laceration?a5rasion'. :are hands

sunscreen *1 andU*>:.

)hoose a long*lastingwaterproof sunscreensuch as )oppertone


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%h$sical protection electricalshoc"

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%h$sical protection * cold H$pothermia; frost5ite.

Disa5led?elderl$ wor"ers atgreatest ris".


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Crost5ite

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%h$sical protection * )old Handwear * gloves and mittens can

reduce de+terit$ and tactile sensitivit$; -a$ increase muscular e@ort to grip a tas"

&loss of grip'.


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-echanical protection friction?a5rasion

15rasions are wounds inwhich the s"in is torn orru55ed due to friction.


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-echanical protection=vi5ration

7. Hand*arm vi5ration * ve t$pes of disorders

&H1>< hand*arm vi5ration s$ndrome is acom5ination of two or more of these disorders'

T$pe 1= )irculator$

T$pe := :one 0 #oint

T$pe )= eurologicalT$pe D= -uscular

T$pe (= ,eneral disorders e.g. central nervous s$stemdisorders.

G. ,rip force hand temperature and hand*armpostures are ris" factors.7. ,loves ma$ improve grip depending on design and

wor"ing conditions; rela+ grip as much as possi5le to de*couple hand?tool.

G. eep hands warm when operating hand tools in cold

-echanical protection=


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-echanical protection=vi5ration

1nti*vi5ration gloves ma$ not reduce

transmitted vi5ration as much ase+pected due to=

7.Increasing force applied to thehandle increases transmission of

vi5ration to the palm.G.Inter*su5#ect varia5ilit$.

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-echanical protection *lacerations.

7. 9acerations are a ma#or occupational haard.

G. Wherever feasi5le haards and ris"s should 5eengineered out of the wor" 5ut where this cannot5e achieved gloves and anti*cut tapes can 5e worn.

J. ot all materials a@ord eual protection against cuts

Q. )urrentl$ there are three standardied methods fortesting cut resistance=

". ASTM *"=#0 &formerl$ 1merican


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)ut*resistance


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-echanical protection contusions

7. :ruising or contusionsoccur 5ecause of forcefultrauma e.g. 5lows orpinching of the s"in.

G. ,loves provide cushioning5etween hand and o5#ectstri"ing it &or struc" 5$ it'a5sor5ing and dispersing

the force reduces ris" ofdeep tissue in#ur$.

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Human factors in hand protection

-atching handprotection to the user=%h$sical t;

:ehavioral issues. -atching hand

protection to the tas"=%ushing %ulling;

De+terit$;

,rasping?gripping;

Torue?rotation.

Human Cactors= tting to


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Human Cactors= tting touser

Human factors tting to


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Human factors tting touser

7. ,loves that stretch to t 4 most comforta5le 5utmaterials ma$ 5e unsuited to tas".

G. -ost dura5le and impervious 5arrier is least li"el$to t the user.

J. %oor t causes =7. sloppiness when gripping * more e+ertion is reuired to

grip an o5#ect securel$

G. restricted range of motion * especiall$ spla$ing thengers.

J. ,loves with predetermined "nuc"le positions causepro5lems for man$.

Q. ,loves should not 5e #nnee$$arilyprotective forthe tas" forethought?testing are useful. Tr$*5efore*$ou*5u$ . (ach user should choose gloves

5$ this approach.

Human Cactors= e@ect on


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Human Cactors= e@ect ontas"

7. -uscle activit$ optimal when e+erting ma+imumforce in a pushing and pulling direction wearing

nitrile glove material.G. -a+imum torue performance was enhanced

wearing a close*tting glove compared with anill*tting glove or 5are handed.

J. Corce precision prefera5le when 5arehanded;

Q. Tactilit$ tas" * optimal with a closel$*tting glove.P.


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Human Cactors=torue?rotation

7.


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:ehavioral Issues :ehavioral resistance to

hand protection in theconstruction sector.

There has 5een identiedmultiple hand in#uries andfailure to wear gloves onmultiple 91U


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:ehavioral Issues


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)onsiderations for wor"ers with disa5ilities

Does the disa5ilit$ increase the clientsris" for hand in#ur$L If so in what wa$L

)onsider the design of gloves for tas"sthroughout the seasons. -ore than onet$pe of hand protection ma$ 5e

necessar$ for a single tas" performed in

(@ectiveness of gloves in hand protection


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(@ectiveness of gloves in hand protection


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eferences". A-S!!S/A "014$0""+erian 4ational -tandard !or and "rotetion -eletion *riteria

http=??www.safet$euipment.org?c?std78P*G877.cfm$. Canan, ;. D., et al., *o+liane it& 4G*6 Wor "ratie$ 7eo++endation$ !or 'o#t& *leaning -erie

lley$ in -tall 8arn$._ournal of construction ol. PQ o. P -a$ G877 QQF&. Gttin, ;. and H. Dre:ler,@Betiene$$ o! $in rotetion rea+$ a$ a reentie +ea$#re in o#ational

der+atiti$/ a ritial #date aording to riteria o! eidene%a$ed +ediine.International 1rchives ofOccupational and (nvironmental Health G88J. =%&Q'= p. GPJ*GPF.

#. Lidn, C. "e$tiide$ in *ontat Der+atiti$ _.D. _ohansen %._. Crosch and _.*%. 9epoittevin (ditors. G877erlag= Heidel5erg. p. FGM*FJ.

"0. OIMalley, M et al. -#reillane o! o#ational $in di$ea$e #$ing t&e $#le+entary data $y$te+. 1m _Indust -ed 7F; 7J= GF7*GFF &cited in W1.gov G887'

"". OSHA2%ersonal %rotective (uipment3 J7P7*7G G88J http=??www.osha.gov?%u5lications?oshaJ7P7.pdf"$. Schope, A.D., et al., "er+eation re$i$tane o! gloe +aterial$ to on$tr#tion e$tiide$1merican

Industrial H$giene 1ssociation _ournal 7FFG PJ= p.JPG*J7"6. SorocB, 5.S., Lo2(ardi, D.A., Pen, D.., Hauser, +., /isen, /.A., HerricB, +.*. and Mittle2an, M.A.

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