Hand Safety and Gloves Toolbox Talk
Hand injuries are some of the most common injuries on site: cuts, crush injuries, burns and skin damage. You use your hands for everything, at work and at home. Picking the right glove and keeping your hands out of the line of fire prevents most of it.
Takes about 5 minutes.
Key points to read out
- Match the glove to the job. Cut resistant for sheet metal and glass, chemical resistant for solvents and cement, leather for heavy work.
- Check the EN 388 cut rating on the glove matches the risk of the job.
- Do not wear gloves near rotating parts such as drill presses or bench grinders. They can drag your hand in.
- Use retractable or self retracting knives, and always cut away from your body.
- Watch for pinch points when moving materials, closing tailgates and handling formwork.
- Take rings off at work. They can catch and pull a finger off.
- Wet cement and concrete are strongly alkaline and cause burns and dermatitis. Wear waterproof gloves and wash skin straight away.
- Replace gloves that are torn, worn through or soaked with chemicals.
- Report every cut and get it cleaned and covered. Small cuts get infected.
Questions to ask the crew
- What gloves do you need for the job you are doing today?
- Where are the pinch points in our work today?
- Which tools should never be used with gloves on?
- How should we clean up after working with wet cement?
Sign-in sheet
Print this page or download the sign-in sheet. Or run it in the app and the crew signs on the phone.
| Name | Company | Signature |
|---|---|---|
Get it signed
Run this talk in the app. The crew signs on your phone and you get a dated attendance record as a PDF.