Even under the best of conditions, our hands take a beating. We bang our knuckles changing a light bulb, cut our fingers opening the mail, and suffer all sorts of breaks and sprains playing pickup ...

Ask someone in the construction industry for the best way to protect hands from construction hazards, and you’ll hear a common but insufficient response: “Just wear gloves.” It’s flippant and ...

With as many as 1 million hand injuries occurring in U.S. workplaces each year, hand protection is an important topic. Manufacturers continuously strive to improve the technology found in hand ...

With so many disposable hand protection options available today, it's more important than ever to understand exactly what goes into a glove and what makes it the best choice for a particular job.

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- One of the most important things you can do to contribute to your overall safety at work is wear proper hand protection. This takes discipline because it is easier not to ...

If you want to get attention about hand safety, try showing a project crew what happens to a naked human hand when a knife slices through the palm, or a 4x4 comes crashing down on the bony back of the ...

How often do construction workers lose some of their hand use from job-related wear-and-tear? How many small accidents, some too minor to make it into the OSHA logs, take a toll over the years? What ...

Gary Willis has been fixing cars all his life. But you could never tell by looking at his hands. He holds them out with pride. His mitts -- both sides -- are smooth and clean. They show almost none of ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- A worker was cutting grass on a lawn tractor. The chute got clogged and he stuck his hand in to dislodge the grass, neglecting to see if the blade had stopped. The mistake ...

As a construction worker, the list of items you’ll encounter on the job is practically endless, from glass, to nails, to screws. With that in mind, your hands must be protected at all times, without ...