DZAC July 2013

Spill The Hill-July 11 Testing the effectiveness of the Emergency Response Organization July 11, 20132:30-4:00 Each Facilities employee must check in during the exercise Level one line was sent June 21 Accountability link included Employees unable to use link will discuss with their supervisor who will enter for you Participating Buildings-B 50B complex, B55, B 56, B 56A, B 56W, B 60, B 63, B 64, B 65, complex, B 70, 70A, B 88, B 90

June Injuries Small flap laceration-Employee wearing gloves was pulling up wire to attach to a deck when he lacerated his finger

Work Place Hand Injury Facts Us Department of Labor Study Injuries to fingers and hands ranked more than 23% in work place accidents Making them the highest in preventable injuries Second only to back and neck injuries 70.9 % of arm and hand injuries could have been prevented with PPE

Safety Gloves Have Been Evolving Leather gloves-Once the king of work gloves Currently 25% of leather work glove sales-dropping every year For the important issue of cut protection, leather cannot hold a candle to the new glove materials Kevlar and Dyneema two competing materials offering 20 times the cut resistance On an equal weight basis are stronger than steel Leather is not cut resistant

Cost Factors Hand injuries are the # 2 leading cause of work-related injury and the most preventable The average reported hand injury results in 6.1 days off work – The average cotton glove costs 80 cents a pair – The average leather glove costs $1.60 a pair – The average Kevlar glove costs $6.00 a pair Dupont “torture chamber” determined that Kevlar gloves last twice as long as cotton and three times as long as leather

Cost Factors National Safety Council study reports that the cost of just one disabling hand or finger injury varies from $ to 26,000 per patient

Best Practices in Reducing Hand Injuries 1.Find the right glove 2.Do you have all the needed tools for the job- (your hand is not a tool) 3.Keep your eyes on your hands(pinch points) 4.Housekeeping-tool boxes, razor blades, wire brushes, under the car seat, etc… 5.Go to Health Services for any hand wounds 6.Provide feed back on glove use and selection

DZAC Round Table

Sometimes We Lose Sight

Of What We See Everyday

So Take Time

To Take a Fresh Look Around