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Martor Safety Cutters for Accident Prevention
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Spring loaded safety cutters, accident prevention, work safety
Significant accident prevention during cutting operations such as:
- cardboard boxes and strappings
- paper, corrugated pasteboard, plastics
- sheet material
- rubber, linoleum, leather
- foamed plastics and fleece material
- carpeting material
- roofing felt
- and more
All so-called safety cutters should meet the following minimum requirements:
- automatic blade edge protection when things get out of control
- safe blade change without any undue cutting risks
- cutter handles/bodies designed to remain safe when laid down
- solidly mounted blade
The conformity with applicable safety regulations is confirmed by this "GS" symbol indicating "TESTED FOR SAFETY by the German Safety Control Board (TÜV)".
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MARTOR Safety Cutters - Active Accident Prevention! In contrast to "normal" fixed-blade cutters, the blades of most MARTOR SAFETY Cutters are spring-loaded to INSTANTLY retract into the handle when blade edge contact is lost. This automatic response is an efficient safeguard against serious cutting accidents.
Cutters and knives are a frequent cause for cutting accidents. The Retail Trade Division of the German Occupational Accident Insurance Association registered 5205 accidents with cardbox slitters during the period Jan 01, 2004 through Dec 31, 2004. This is the statistical side of the coin, whereas the real figure is likely to be much higher.
An analysis of occupational accidents in 96 German department stores revealed about 400 cutting accidents per year, with:
- 60% due to uncontrolled cutter movements
- 30% due to an exposed blade after completion of a cutting job
- 6% due to accidental contact with the exposed blade of an idle cutter
- 2% of all injuries are the REGRETTABLE result of wrong handling practices of a box slitter with automatic blade lock, namely in that the user´s thumb remained on the blade push during the cutting process.
- 1% of all cutting accidents are the result of technical box slitter handicaps.
- 1% of all injuries result from the use of cutters with inadequately sized handles tending to blister the inner surface of the hand.
No Cutting Accident within the next 12 months!MARTOR and the Central Management of the department store chain developed a special scheme in that the employees were provided with MARTOR SAFETY Cutters incorporating an automatic blade edge guard.
The Result: NO Cutting Accident within the next 12 months! In other words, the investment paid back in full.
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