TECH SPOTLIGHT
BAHCO’S ERGONOMIC TOOLS With frequent, often daily use of tools even the toughest hands can be affected by muscle strain or injury. This is not only painful but can lead to lost working time or, for the self employed, lost business.
Mark Haywood, Managing Director of SNA Europe (UK), the company behind the globally renowned Bahco hand tools, offers...
Useful guidance on how to protect your hands
Engineers and technologists know they need to look after their hands but that’s easier said than done when coping with the daily pressures of working life.
Every time you grip a hand tool you activate 42 different hand muscles. Over time this can cause strain, pain or numbness in parts of the hand.
Below: Bahco’s ergonomic tool management system is ideal for marine or offshore use.
Constant repetition of some actions, often unavoidable, can result in strain, even if the actions don’t feel all that strenuous when you do them.
Using hand tools which are the wrong size, so they don’t fit your hand comfortably, increases the risk of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) or similar muscular conditions.
Medical experts say that MSDs (musculo- skeletal disorders) account for more than half of the conditions which lead to workers taking time off. Self-employed trade professionals, as well as company owners and managers, know that can often mean less money coming in.
These days everyone is carefully watching what they spend, especially when making buying decisions. Many believe that paying more for ergonomic tools, designed to protect hands from muscle strain or injury, is a worthwhile investment.
Above: Bahco’s 9031 ergonomic adjustable wrench has thinner jaws to improve access in confined spaces; it’s small enough to fit in your back pocket.
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www.sosmagazine.biz | August 2017
Above: Bahco's ergonomic 21HDG heavy duty pliers.
Above: Bahco’s heavy duty ergonomic pliers protect even the toughest hands.
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