1. Cut & Laceration training

2. Agenda Cut & laceration training Why Safety Matters What to Look For
Tips on Prevention
Test Your Knowledge

3. Why safety
Matters

4. How valuable are your hands?
Why safety matters
How valuable are your hands?
Tuck your thumbs into the palms of your hands
Now tie your shoes
Have all participants try this exercise. If they don’t have shoes with laces, they can still mime the movements to get an idea of what it would be like.

5. Cuts & lacerations: Why safety matters
30% of hand injuries caused by wearing the wrong glove
Result in an average of 6 days away from work
Cost employers $40,023 per incident
Make up almost 30% of all job related injuries
70% of hand injuries occur when not wearing gloves

6. Workers who Don’t make the cut
Have participants take a moment to recognize what’s wrong with these pictures.
Have them take turns explaining the dangers and what the workers should be doing instead.
Stress the importance of common sense.

7. What TO
LOOK FOR

8. Main causes of cuts & lacerations
What to look for
Main causes of cuts & lacerations
Taking short cuts
Lack of awareness
Disregard for safety procedures
Machine malfunction
Failure to wear PPE
Missing or improperly adjusted guarding equipment
Ask participants if they can guess what each hazard sign represents. Then click to reveal the real answers to help reinforce the lesson.
Take a moment to talk about your specific environment.
Have participants list ways that they might experience cuts or lacerations.
Encourage them to talk about
hazards they encounter as part of the job and
hazards they’ve seen that should be addressed.

9. Test YOUR
KNOWLEDGE

10. Let’s review our cut-resistant PPE
Test your knowledge
Open Forum
Let’s review our cut-resistant PPE
Have participants talk about your work environment and what they wear to protect themselves. This is a great opportunity to educate your workers on any new safety products you may be introducing and to make sure everyone is aware of what they should be wearing already.
You might also take this time to talk about what makes the PPE you use protective. For example, some gloves have a cut-resistant liner. If workers pull this out to make the glove cooler, the glove will no longer protect them.

11. TIPS ON
prevention

12. Prevention tips
Tools
Use a sharp blade - a dull blade means a worker has to exert more force when cutting, increasing the risk of an injury
Use machine guards
Don’t modify your PPE for comfort
Don’t cut off the fingertips for dexterity
Don’t remove the liner
Remove snag hazards
Make sure clothes are buttoned and tucked in
Remove all jewelry
Keep work areas clean
Never leave sharp materials unattended
Report any hazards you see
Read through each category and be sure to call out any specific equipment or problems in your work environment.

13. Glove care Prevention tips
Inspect gloves before use for tears, excessive wear, and punctures
Discard or launder gloves if they become saturated with oil or other chemicals
Store in a clean, dry location
Discuss proper glove maintenance and let participants know that they should speak up if their gloves are damaged or overly soiled.

14. What to do when an accident does occur
Prevention tip
Open Forum
What to do when an accident does occur
Review your company procedures and emergency first aid. Make sure each participant knows what to do and who to contact in case of an incident.

15. Test YOUR
KNOWLEDGE

16. Fun Competition: Who will make the cut?
Have participants find the cut or laceration hazards in this picture. You can do this informally, having everyone call out answers, or have them each write as many as they can find on a piece of paper to see who can get the most. You can even make teams for more friendly competition and consider offering prizes.
Answers:
Workers carrying the large glass sheet are not wearing protective gloves.
For Sale sign is covering an important safety reminder poster.
Box cutters are lying out both on the workbench and on the floor with blades out.
The worker using the lathe is not wearing safety glasses.
The lathe does not have a machine guard.
Worker carrying wood has damaged safety gloves. 16

17. Workspace is not picked up. Tools are not secured
Fun Competition: Who will make the cut?
Fun competition: Who will make the cut?
Workspace is not picked up. Tools are not secured
Covering safety reminders
No machine guard. Not wearing safety glasses
Have participants find the cut or laceration hazards in this picture. You can do this informally, having everyone call out answers, or have them each write as many as they can find on a piece of paper to see who can get the most. You can even make teams for more friendly competition and consider offering prizes.
Answers:
Workers carrying the large glass sheet are not wearing protective gloves.
For Sale sign is covering an important safety reminder poster.
Box cutters are lying out both on the workbench and on the floor with blades out.
The worker using the lathe is not wearing safety glasses.
The lathe does not have a machine guard.
Worker carrying wood has damaged safety gloves.
Wearing damaged gloves
Not wearing protective gloves 17