3o Trimestre 16 Tomás Bodero Warns of improper prescription of 3 out of 10 gloves in the industry Protección Laboral 88 Cuts, punctures, abrasion, vibration, burns ...These are some of the many risks the hands of nearly all industrial workers cope with on a daily basis, whatever their sector. Recent studies by international organizations related to occupational safety have shown that 3 out of 10 accidents located in the upper limbs are due to the use of improper protection solutions or in poor condition. Furthermore, 7 out of 10 industrial workers who have suffered damage in the hands (causing work leave) did not use any protection. “Zero Risk” program “At Tomás Bodero we apply the axiom ‘more safety means lower cost’. Having the best protection solution at each job generates savings in human resources (HR)”, a spokesman from the Burgos’ company remarks.To facilitate the aforementioned savings,Tomás Bodero provides to those responsible for prevention at each company different tools, which have proven effective to facilitate communication, service and related warranties. Among the TB tools it’s noteworthy the “Zero Risk” program. Its purpose is to help the industry to achieve the cherished goal of ‘zero accidents’ for which the joint development of prototypes is proposed.Thus, the product ts both working conditions and the economic ones of users, while it is possible minimizing the impact of labour leave and its detrimental effect over the workplace. Tomás Bodero has other tools available to the market, such as: -SAT 48.Assistance service through quali ed personnel with the commitment to offer speci c solutions, with response within 48 hours. -Active participation in the different working groups of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), whose results are re ected annually in a speci c brochure. -Food industry.A disposable glove offers almost no resistance to a possible risk of shearing by sharp objects. -Metal industry and construction.A glove with little t and too thin may be dangerous when working with metal parts. Industry TB Prescription service optimizes the selection process, procurement and evaluation of the glove in each application and job.This service consists of: -Risk study. Analysis of the speci c needs of each sector by the Product Managers of the company. -Development. Design and development of products consistent with different uses and risks, through R & D + i. -Tests. Performing tests corroborating the adequacy of the glove to current regulations in TB own laborator y. -Distribution. Reduction of delivery time through a strong distribution network, with a stock response capability. -Control. Monitoring and product control to correct and keep innovating, from observation, through the quality department. Tomás Bodero believes that “the correct prescription is a set of multiple qualitative and quantitative bene ts for companies”. For this reason, they propose users requesting “information on this service to our specialized prescribers, real professionals working for the company to offer the most modern protection solutions and suitable for each job”. -Specialized training for companies’ Safety department, either in situ or in the own TB classrooms. -Own allergy ser vice. Among the many conditions injuries that hand may suffer, the dermatitis is the leading cause of working hours loss. -Own laboratory corroborating the adequacy of the glove to the relevant regulations by pertinent evidence. and Personalized prescription of protection solutions “According to the Ministry of Employment and Social Security, work accidents that caused sick leave during 2015 increased by 7.5% compared to 2014.Aware of the seriousness of these data,Tomás Bodero has been offering in late years a personalized prescription service for the industry”, the manufacturer remarks. Inappropriate prescribing is a fact that is found in the eldwork.Tomás Bodero distributors nd out daily agrant cases in various sectors, such as: -Industry In general.The use of American type leather gloves involves a obvious loss of skill, which can be critical in certain tasks, as well as an increase in the runtime of the task and its consequent cost. Updated products