Injury PreventionHand Safe — Hand Injury Prevention Program.
KINNECT’s HandSafe program modifies at-risk behaviours and reduces the incidence and impact of hand and finger injuries — with simple, practical and realistic techniques delivered straight to your workforce.
The short version
HandSafe is KINNECT’s targeted hand injury prevention program — a 30-minute workplace workshop (up to 20 employees) that combines theory, practical demonstrations and awareness activities to change at-risk behaviours. Built around the PINCH approach (Prepare, Implement equipment, Note your hands, Communicate, Have a break), it’s designed for high-risk industries like mining, manufacturing and construction where hand and finger injuries account for the majority of work-related hospitalisations.
A targeted workshop built from your own injury data.
HandSafe is a 30-minute workshop delivered at your workplace, designed around a review of your historical hand injury data and the day-to-day tasks your team actually performs. That means the content lands — because it’s about their hands, their tools and their job.
The program runs for a maximum of 20 employees at a time and pairs a short theory presentation with practical demonstrations and awareness activities — so workers walk out with techniques they can use the moment they pick a tool back up.
Every HandSafe workshop covers
- Recognising at-risk behaviours and common pinch, crush and laceration points
- The real consequences of a hand injury — for the worker, the crew and the business
- Practical prevention tactics and simple hazard controls
- Choosing and using the right glove for the task
- Identifying correct grips and techniques across the tools your team uses
- Take-home posters for workshops and meeting rooms to reinforce the message
Five habits that keep hands out of harm’s way.
The PINCH framework is the spine of every HandSafe workshop — five simple, memorable behaviours your team can apply on the next task.
- P
Prepare and Plan
Know the consequences before you start. Visualise the action and work through the hierarchy of controls.
- I
Implement correct equipment
The right tool for the job — and the right glove for the task. Most lacerations and punctures involve gloves being absent or wrong for the work.
- N
Note where your hands are
Stay aware of pinch points, sharp edges, crush hazards, hot surfaces and chemicals — the things that don’t give a second chance.
- C
Communicate
Clear comms across the crew improves performance and lifts everyone’s situational awareness — especially on shared, fast-moving tasks.
- H
Have a break
Control fatigue with micro breaks and rotate out of repetitive movements or sustained positions before they bite.
Theory, practice and reinforcement — in 30 minutes.
HandSafe is built to land on a toolbox-talk timeline without watering down what workers take away.
Theory presentation
A short, workplace-delivered session that surfaces at-risk behaviours, the real cost of hand injuries and the prevention tactics that actually move the needle — including simple hazard controls like getting the right glove on the right task.
Practical demonstrations
Hands-on activities that drive home the negative impact of a hand injury, identify correct grips with the tools your team uses, and review the gloves the workplace currently provides.
Awareness posters
Take-home posters designed to live in workshops, meeting rooms and crib rooms — a quiet daily prompt so the message keeps working long after the trainer leaves site.
Hand injury facts and statistics.
Hand and wrist injuries dominate Australian workplace injury data — and they hit hardest in the trades, manufacturing and resource industries where KINNECT works every day.
of all work-related hospitalisations in Australia involve the wrist and hand — and the majority of those involve fingers or thumbs.
of hand and wrist injuries are open wounds — and glove use is associated with a materially lower risk of lacerations and punctures.
is the age band that carries the vast majority of hand and wrist injuries, with males aged 20–25 the highest-frequency group.
Source: Australian work-related hospitalisations data.
Delivered across crews at one of Australia’s premier mining companies, HandSafe drove a measurable, durable drop in hand-related incidents and a strong return on investment.
From toolbox talk to a real change in injury numbers.
When a workforce is genuinely exposed to hand hazards every shift — sharp edges, pinch points, hot surfaces, vibrating tools — generic safety training rarely shifts behaviour. HandSafe works because the content is tuned to the site’s actual injury history and the tasks crews already do.
We’ll happily walk through the full case study and benchmark numbers when we talk — including how the program rolled out across multiple sites and what the before/after picture looked like.
Built for crews where hands are the highest-risk tool on site.
HandSafe is a strong fit for mining, oil & gas, construction, manufacturing, utilities and trades — anywhere workers spend their day around sharp edges, pinch points, vibrating tools, hot work or chemicals.
- New starters and inductions for high-risk roles
- Crews coming off a hand-injury incident or near-miss trend
- Sites refreshing toolbox content and glove-selection standards
- Annual safety days and contractor onboarding programs
HandSafe — answered.
The questions safety managers and supervisors ask most before booking a workshop.
What is the HandSafe program?
HandSafe is KINNECT’s targeted hand injury prevention program — a short, interactive workplace workshop that uses theory, practical demonstrations and awareness activities to change the at-risk behaviours behind cuts, crush injuries and repetitive strain.
How long is a HandSafe workshop and how many people can attend?
Each workshop runs for around 30 minutes and is designed for up to 20 employees per session, so it fits neatly around shift changes, toolbox talks and pre-start meetings.
What does the PINCH approach stand for?
PINCH is the simple, memorable framework at the heart of HandSafe: Prepare, Implement equipment, Note your hands, Communicate and Have a break. It gives workers practical habits they can apply to every task.
Which industries is HandSafe designed for?
HandSafe is built for higher-risk industries such as mining, manufacturing and construction, where hand and finger injuries account for a large share of work-related hospitalisations. The content is matched to the tasks your crews actually perform.
Can HandSafe be delivered across multiple sites?
Yes. We can coordinate HandSafe workshops across multiple crews and locations. Talk to our team about your workforce, site schedule and travel requirements for a tailored proposal.
Where can the workshop be delivered?
HandSafe is delivered onsite at your workplace, Australia-wide, including travel to regional and remote sites. Running it where your team works keeps the content grounded in their real tasks and environment.
Can the content be tailored to our specific tasks?
Yes. We tailor HandSafe to your workforce — the tools, materials and hazards specific to your sites — including simple hazard controls like matching the right glove to the right task.
Pairs naturally with the rest of our injury prevention suite.
HandSafe is one piece of a wider prevention program — most clients run it alongside these services.
Body Safe — Practical Manual Handling Training
Hands-on, task-replicated manual handling training built for high-risk roles.
Learn moreManual Handling Training
Industry- and task-specific manual handling training delivered onsite.
Learn moreStretching & Warm-Up Programs
Pre-shift warm-up programs designed around the actual tasks your team performs.
Learn moreManual Task Risk Assessment
Structured task risk assessment to identify and engineer out injury risk.
Learn morePhysical Conditioning Programs
Targeted conditioning programs to build capacity for physically demanding roles.
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Stop hand injuries before they happen.
Tell us about your workforce and the tasks they do — we’ll tailor HandSafe to your sites and have a workshop booked in fast.