Safety Tools/Tethers/Knives

When purchasing workplace safety tools, are you asking workers for input?

The category of safety tools encompasses many products. Among those are tool tethers and safety knives. Safety+Health spoke with an expert in each area – both of whom had some advice to offer when it comes to working safely with these tools.

When dropped from height, even small objects such as hand tools can cause serious injuries to workers below. So how can these injuries be prevented? Experts from several leading safety product manufacturers told Safety+Health that tethering systems should be part of employers’ work-at-height programs.

Tape measures and hammers can be dangerous objects if dropped. That’s where tool tethers come in. And for workers who use knives to open boxes or perform other tasks, safety knives are available to help prevent potentially devastating cuts. Here, safety experts discuss what’s new in tool tethers, tools and safety knives.

Here, industry insiders discuss what’s new in the safety knife field and how workers can best stay safe when using these devices.

Tool tethers, lanyards and hoist buckets are commonplace at construction sites. Here, industry insiders share developments on these safety tools and what you need to know.

Safety tools, including hard hat and tool tethers, and lighting products such as intrinsically safe flashlights help keep workers safe on jobsites across the country. And, according to industry insiders, there’s plenty to talk about.

With safety signs and labels, clarity is key.

Does your knowledge of safety knives make the cut? Here, an industry insider shares his thoughts on new technology, how employers can help prevent misuse and what workers must understand.

The headlamp on a worker’s hard hat. The lanyard that prevents tools from dropping. The safety blade that smoothly slices through cellophane. These safety tools and knives – and countless more – not only help keep work processes running efficiently, they also help keep employees safe. Here, manufacturing industry professionals speak about what’s new in the field of safety tools and knives, and what workers need to know to stay safe.