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Easy Steps to Cutting Out Utility Knife Incidents in the Workplace

Utility knives can be invaluable tools in the workplace, and they’re used for everything from opening boxes to scraping hides to reshaping timber and more. They are a commonplace item around the worksite and this makes it easy to forget the dangers they pose. Knives, in fact, cause more disabling injuries than any other hand…

3 Surefire Ways to Reduce Hand Injuries

Every single job requires workers to use their hands in some capacity. So it’s no surprise that injuries to the hands are the second-most common type of workplace injury. In fact, in 2019 hand injuries comprised over 13% of total injuries and illnesses that led to missed workdays in the private sector.  The risk of…

Stay Sharp With These Knife Safety Tips

Utility knives are one of the most common tools in the workplace and in household tool boxes. Often, they can be spotted peeking out of the pockets of contractors, DIYers, warehouse employees and even teenage shop assistants.  Utility knives are specifically designed to cut through various thick materials in a single slice and their potential…

How to Maintain Safety With Power Saws

Power saws can be quite dangerous power tools because of their potential for causing serious injury.  Unfortunately, lacerations and fractures are common among saw users and so are accidental amputations, many of which could be prevented if safety precautions and care were used. Table saws in particular are involved in so many safety incidents that…

Misused Power Tools: The Biggest Threat to Your Injury Rate

Many small power tools are straightforward to use, which makes them appear deceptively safe. But every year, a significant number of workers are injured when using these tools. Interestingly, the probability of an injury from some power tools is highest among those with a lot of skill as much as among those with no skill.…