LHR ShoveIt | Hand Safety Tool Prevents Pinch Point Injury | LHR ShoveIt

Published 10 Jul 2018

LHR ShoveIt Hand Safety Tool

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Push Pull Tools

Prevent Hand Injury & Pinch Point

Prevention Of Workplace Hand Injuries

Thorne & Derrick represent and distribute the ShoveIt Hand Safety Tool in the UK – the non-conductive hand tool substantially reduces hand and finger injuries by avoiding pinch points and other hand related safety issues while working with suspended loads and materials handling on job sites.

This mitigation measure, some may say “finger-saver”, safeguards employees by minimising hand and finger injuries – this proactive control measure protects against unnecessary workplace hazards. Gloves can limit severity but not remove risk.

Pinch Points & Hand Protection

A pinch point is commonly defined as any point where it is possible for a body part to be caught between moving and stationary plant or equipment. Pinch points are found in many places throughout a workplace.

Work tasks such as equipment maintenance, lifting materials, guiding loads, assembly line work and hoisting or hooking up trailers are just a few common tasks where pinch points are a common hazard.

The physical forces applied to the hand caught in a pinch point can vary and cause injuries ranging from bruises, cuts, fractures and scalping to mangled and amputated body parts, and even death.

The ShoveIt Hand Safety Tool is used to promote hand injury prevention, whether minor or serious, in the electric utility power and transmission distribution sectors – the tool is also widely used in the oil and gas, rail, renewables, offshore and marine and construction industries to prevent “crush-effect” or pinch point inflicted hand injuries.

The non-conductive tool is available in standard lengths 42″, 50″ and 72″ with custom lengths available upon request subject to minimum order quantity – refer to the download below.

ShoveIt Hand Safety Tool is a non-conductive tool with a V-shaped hand that is designed to:

• Push against flat surfaces, corners or rounded edges of suspended loads
• Move pipes and tubulars with the “V” shaped end
• Grab slings and taglines with the hooks
• Manouevre suspended loads in MV HV EHV substations and switchyards

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Push Pool Tools

The range of Push Pull Tools manufactured by the Hand Safety Tool Company and distributed by Thorne & Derrick provide significant Health & Safety Improvements around site where “pushing and pulling” operations such as handling deliveries or loading/unloading in yards is commonplace. This download produced by the UK HSE enables the Risk Assessment according to Load Weight, Operation Frequency, Push/Pull Distances and other impacting factors – the range of tools to keep hands off loads, enable “hands-free” lifting, mitigate risk of load handing and prevent hand or finger injury are available in the UK from Thorne & Derrick.

ShoveIt Hand Safety Tool

The V-shaped head features a rubber lining to prevent slippage when using the hand tool.

The tool shape also allows users to safely guide drill pipe, casing and other tubulars without having to directly use your hands.

The opposing grab hooks help the user manouevre tag lines and slings as suspended loads.

A slip resistant hand grip is positioned halfway down the length of the tools. A second slip resistant hand grip is positioned halfway down the length of the tool. A second slip resistant hand grip is available on the 72″ model whilst the 42″ and 50″ are finished off with a D shaped handle. The grips are ergonomically designed to provide the user with maximum pushing and pulling control.

No metal parts are used in the manufacture of the ShoveIt hand safety tool – the tool is entirely non-conductive.

Non-conductive tools are used for a number of applications:

• Grab taglines
• Grab sling legs
• Land suspended loads
• Guide suspended loads
• Guide tubulars

LHR ShoveIt Hand Safety Tool  

New Features

• Rubber lining added to “V” to improve grip
• Opposing grab hooks to help with the maneuvering of cable slung loads
• Non-conductive – no metal parts
• Push / Pull force rating: Push 600lbs. / Pull 350 lbs
• Electrically tested to 75kV per foot

ShoveIt Hand Safety Tool available in 42in, 50in and 72in lengths

Should you require any further information, quotation or would like to place an order for the ShoveIt Hand Safety Tool please do not hesitate to contact Thorne & Derrick.

➡ NOTE: ShoveIt hand safety tools must NOT be used to pry or lift any item.

➡ Qualified and approved safety equipment and/or PPE should be used while using the ShoveIt tool.

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Further Reading

• Non-Conductive Tools – The LHR ShoveIt Hand Safety Tool Size: 643.08 KB
• ShoveIt Hand Safety Tool – Brochure Size: 676.51 KB
• ShoveIt Hand Safety Tool – Flyer Size: 685.61 KB