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FEATURE
MAKING SENSE

OF CURRENT

Hand Protection

STANDARDS

BY ZACH RICHMAN,
SENIOR PRODUCT
MANAGER FOR
MILWAUKEE TOOL
A statistics that highlight the necessity

According to the most recent data
available from the Bureau of Labor
of hand protection, there remains
Statistics (BLS), there were over
confusion about what needs to
121,800 hours lost on the jobsite
in 2017 due to hand injuries. For
hand protection. It is critical to
those who seek medical treatment be considered when choosing
understand that not all hand
for these types of injuries, it can protection is created equal and, as
cost an average of $22,384. Within standards evolve, it can be difficult
these cases, 70% of the hand to decide which type to use. This
injuries occurred when users were can often deter users from taking
not wearing gloves to protect advantage of any sort of hand
themselves while working. protection at all.
While hand injuries are some of There are multiple factors and
the most common injuries among jobsite requirements that need to
jobsites, they are also some of the
most preventable. be considered when protecting
your hands; cut-resistance, impact-
However, despite the severity of resistance, and back-of-hand
the injuries and the overwhelming protection at the forefront.

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