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Safety gloves, as with any form of PPE, should be treated as a last line of defence in keeping your hands safe whilst working. What else can you do to ensure you don\u2019t injure your hands?<\/p>\n
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CONDUCT A RISK ASSESSMENT.<\/strong>\u00a0This is the first step that you should be doing in order to identify hazards that could put your hands at risk of injury.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”STEP TWO” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%194%%” icon_placement=”left” content_max_width=”1100px” use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”28px” _builder_version=”4.9.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Poppins|600|||||||” header_font_size=”22px” header_line_height=”1.4em” body_font=”Poppins||||||||” body_text_color=”#262626″ body_font_size=”18px” body_line_height=”1.8em” locked=”off”]<\/p>\n ENGINEERING CONTROLS.<\/strong>\u00a0Before using gloves, ask yourself if you can eliminate the hazard completely. If not, then consider if engineering controls can be used. 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WHAT TO DO TO KEEP YOUR HANDS SAFE AT WORK<\/h2>
WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO TO ENSURE YOU DON'T INJURE YOUR HANDS?<\/h2>
IMPORTANT TO NOTE<\/h2>