Workplace accidents involving employees’ hands and arms account for nearly 25 percent of all cases involving days away from work, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Knowing the causes and following safe practices can greatly reduce the percentage of hand and arm injuries. That is why the American Rental Association (ARA) and ARA Insurance Services encourage you, as an ARA member, to hold a safety meeting on this topic using the Work Safe Protecting Arms and Hands safety sheet and handout.

You also can choose an item from the ARA Lending Library’s “Safety Training – General” section to enhance your meeting.

Find this and other safety meeting topics at www.ARArental.org — in the “Risk Management – Safety Meetings” section under “Education and Training” — the place to create effective safety meetings.