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Warehouse we work in, they use knives to cut open 25kg bags of raw material...current on is a Stanley knife...wanting to move away from using knives....any alternatives in the market?
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Hi Jon Joe
There are plenty of different types of safety knives available - automatic retractable ones to fish-shaped knives etc. Look at any reputable provider (eg ARCO) and you'll find that there are quite a few to choose from ranging from £1-2 upwards.
Of course, the difficulty of selecting the right knife is increased when you consider what you're attempting to open plus also the actual method of dispensing the raw material. If you're opening a bag of cement or flour, then you're not going to want the dust etc to billow everywhere!
If it's only removing the shrink-wrapping, then most fish-shaped knives will work. I'd get your local supplier rep to come in and chat with your warehouse team and provide some samples to 'play' with!
Pete
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Make sure you trial the alternatives with the users. I have known the imposition of fish shaped knives to be very unpopular and resulting in the fish shaped knives being left in a drawer while keeping Stanley knives in the pockets. Agree with previous suggestion of getting a supplier to provide samples.
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Jon Joe - try a company called Martor www.martor.co.uk. They have a safety knife for just about every application and the designs have gone down well with the users.
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I am wondering what's the problem with the Stanley Knives. They do the job very well, are simple to operate, can be used safely and need no training in their use.
They can cause injury when used badly but so can most tools eg chisels, hammers, needles, saws, hot pans.
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We stock 'slice' ceramic bladed scalpels as an alternative to traditional surgical type scalpels which remain our biggest cause of injury. They do seem to be less prone to cutting fingers (I'm sure they would if you tried really hard!) and they do a self retracting version You can see them on P3. here: http://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/...Issue%208%20Jan%2016.pdfAl
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David Bannister wrote:I am wondering what's the problem with the Stanley Knives. They do the job very well, are simple to operate, can be used safely and need no training in their use.
They can cause injury when used badly but so can most tools eg chisels, hammers, needles, saws, hot pans. Stanley knives can cause horrendous injuries - easily slicing arteries and tendons. They can be stored with the blade open in the pocket or a draw resulting in deep cuts. Using a spring bladed one helps a lot. Or use a ceramic blade, which cuts bags but does not readily cut flesh. Or if you can, use an enclosed blade. But there are many safer alternatives on the market, so not using them if they can be used, would be a mistake.
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David Bannister wrote:I am wondering what's the problem with the Stanley Knives. They do the job very well, are simple to operate, can be used safely and need no training in their use.
They can cause injury when used badly but so can most tools eg chisels, hammers, needles, saws, hot pans. Safe disposal of blades is also essential. I Worked in a yacht builder's a few years ago where Stanley blades were widely used. And by widely I mean universally, I used to spend a fair amount of time pointing out discarded blades to managers. My very first accident investigation at this place was for a Stanley blade that went through someone's shoe and an inch into his foot. The worst accident there however occurred when one guy managed to sit on a blade and it went almost completely into his backside. The paramedics refused to move the gentleman as the blade had dug very deep and close to large artery in his posterior and so a surgeon had to attend the site to remove the blade right there.
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Aaah, the problem is not then with the knives per se, it's how they're used and managed. Exactly the same as any other hand tool.
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David Bannister wrote:Aaah, the problem is not then with the knives per se, it's how they're used and managed. Exactly the same as any other hand tool. But to take you back to basics, you might remember a risk controls high in the hierachy are eliminate and substitute. The OP is on the right track and doing his/her job
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David Bannister wrote:I am wondering what's the problem with the Stanley Knives. They do the job very well, are simple to operate, can be used safely and need no training in their use.
I would politely, totally disagree with this comment. We have experienced a fair few very nasty accidents involving Stanley knives. Some of our warehouse employees have suffered awful cuts while using them. Even the tiny stanley blades can cut right through jeans with ease (ive seen it with my own eyes) Mostly due to inappropriate or incorrect use of the tool. So to say you shudnt offer some training on their safe use is plain wrong imo.
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