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Posted By Robert Paterson Hi to All Looking for some help. I need to draft a knife policy and I need some template or draft that someone has got and would not mind sharing it. If not, can anyone point me in the right direction. Please respond through this forum as the email attached to my name at the top is now defunct.I can be contacted through robert.paterson@jeyes.co.uk Thanks for all your support Regards Robert Paterson
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Posted By Dave Wilson
Why not say that all knifes are banned and only safety cutters are used, end of policy!
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Posted By Merv Newman
And I would seriously think about restricting the use of cutters. Or getting a limited variety for specific purposes. Or not even allowing cutters. I have heard of some really nasty wounds because the users got careless with a supposedly "safer" weapon.
I have known one site which, even before my first visit had totally eliminated unprotected sharps in production and offices. Not even scissors and plastic paperclips. Somehow they had, with a lot of brainstorming, found alternative methods or materials.
And this was a paper converter. They took in 2-ton master rolls and
slit/cut them down to rolls of sticky labels. Sometimes they have to cut down through many layers of a damaged MR to get to the good stuff. In my days in the paper mills we all had our own sheath knife for doing this. And argued fiercly that there was NO OTHER WAY. These people use a plastic "splitter". No chance of injury.
I had to show them the right technique though.
Merv
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Posted By JEFFREY SMITH
Are you, per chance, thinking of a Youth Group ie Scouts? If so, the Scouting Association itself is also actively discouraging the use of knives (which is a shame, how else do you learn?)
As to anything else, other than cutters, yes, discourage/ban whatever from the workplace.#
Regards
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Posted By Merv Newman
Scouts ? I was in the Scouts (however briefly. Or should that be "However, briefly" ?)
Don't remember anything on knife safety at the time. Just how to sharpen it to a razor edge. Including buffing the edge with a shammy leather. (Is there a badge ?) Great for skinning pigeons which we were taught to catch with a snare around the nest. (Is there a badge ?) I think Akala's husband was a poacher. (Is there a badge ?) Dib dib dib.
My knife training came from a catering company we were thinking of employing for the work's canteen. We were taught how to whip the knife up and down the stone, alternating sides, to check the sharpness by drawing your thumb ACROSS the blade and not ALONG it, and to NEVER NEVER try to catch anything you had dropped or was falling of the edge. Let it go then clear up the mess. Which usually takes a lot less time than putting a blue plaster on the cut and writing up the accident. Also to cut AWAY from your soft bits.
I think there was also a rule about no jewellery, make-up or perfume in the kitchen or while serving. Sure there was for the men. Don't know about the women.
HACCP, where were you then ? But that was before the space program.
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Posted By Jeffrey Watt
Ah Merv boy, what a life you've lived.
My Dad was a butcher(as well as a scout and a poacher)and he taught me how to throw knives when I was about 8 years old. Having met his colleagues I readily understood why this was an essential skill...Mungo hug cow till it stop moving...nice cow be Mungo's friend. Well I can even make them stick into planks and garage doors (knives not cows, but I like a challenge if anyone has a spare herd for practice purposes)
Anyway I have never ever cut myself with a knife. Corned beef tin yes, knife no. I carry a very small Swiss army knife every day for manicuring reasons and protection from teeny weeny armies who wish to take advantage of my neutrality.
Maybe we need more Dad's to be butchers to teach their kids how to protect themselves from knives. I feel the need for more knife regulations, come on Brussels do your stuff!
Jeff
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Posted By Merv Newman
Jeff,
my grandad was a fishmonger (macfisheries) so knew how to sharpen and fillet. I did have three throwing knives, nicely balanced about the haft, but never got very good at it. Better with a 12 bore or a folding 410 (my wifes's favourite) We were about 12 or 13 at the time.
And skinned out pigeon's breast over a wood fire is delicious
Nostalgia. It ain't what it used to be.
Mildly scatological active verbe and i'm off to the hammock
Merv
But you have to remember to cut away from your soft bits
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Posted By Merv Newman
Just a passing thought. Swiss army knives may be a bit of a joke (though I like the thing for getting hooves out of boy scouts) but do not EVER try road rage on a swiss male. They can be, and often are obnoxious, irritating and as loud as Americans, but they all do military training and are trained for what I would call "Deep Agression". While normally peacefull and law abiding (and noisy, tuneless singers. Think Alpenhorn and yodelling), in face of a threat they will go into KILL mode.
And every one of them keeps a rifle and 50 rounds in the wardrobe.
Smile. Or they will burn your money. (Ref : Dave Allan)
Merv. post prandial. Yoo de laadeee
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