Gloves
These are worn to help protect hands from cuts, scrapes, chemicals, or heat.
What are Gloves
This is the most common type of recordable finger injury in Flowserve.
What are pinch/crush injuries?
This should be inspected before each use for cracks, mushroomed heads, or other damage.
This must be reviewed before choosing gloves for a task: cut risk, chemicals, heat, and dexterity needed.
What is a Risk Assessment
Before placing your hands near moving equipment, you should make sure this has happened.
What is the equipment is stopped and isolated?
Intentionally using the wrong tool for the job in order to speed up the process can lead to this.
What is an injury and Safety Rule Violation?
Gloves that are too loose around rotating equipment can increase this type of hazard.
What is Entanglement
This safety practice uses barriers or covers to keep hands out of dangerous areas.
What is machine guarding?
When cutting, you should always cut this direction.
What is away from your body?
This is the best action if your gloves are torn, contaminated, or worn out.
What is replace them immediately
What is non-routine work/tasks?
This should be used to secure material instead of holding it with your hand while cutting or drilling.
What is a clamp or a vise?
What are impact resistant gloves?
What is 33%?