Protéger les mains au travail

Hands are the main tools of most of manual workers. Application of individual skin preventive measures is essential in many jobs. A strategic program for protection of the skin of the hands will be proposed. Before and during work, the use of protective creams and/or gels as well as protective gloves represents the first step. After work, the use of skin cleaners adapted to the particular occupational grime and hand skin care creams with moisturizers make up the next two steps. After complete assessment of the different occupational risks, the choice of a cream and/or protective glove is required when writing prescriptions for prevention of occupational contact dermatitis. Protective creams are intended to limit damage to the skin caused by weak irritants; they facilitate hand cleaning to eliminate occupational grime after work. The choice of a suitable protective glove is crucial for the prevention of contact, irritative, and allergic dermatoses. The advantages but also the risks of allergy depending on the different substances in the gloves will be described.