Hand lacerations, abrasions, and chemical exposure are some of the most common injuries workers experience on the job. In fact, hand injuries were the fifth most oft-occurring, nonfatal occupational injury in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
OSHA requires safety managers to identify work situations in which employees require hand protection but, just as important, specify the proper protection needed. In an industrial manufacturing setting where the tasks are often widely varied, the considerations involved are many.