Knife Safety by Joey D.

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Learning the Proper Way to Handle Knives at
Work By Joey D.
Knife Safety
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What are we learning?

• Story of Old Man in Tent
• Habits to Avoid Accidents
• How to cut, and not to cut
• Knife Etiquette
• Obvious things
• How to Handle an Accident

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Why learn this stuff?

• To prevent accidental cutting!
• To help others prevent the same thing!
• Because workers ARE cutting themselves!
• To practice teaching and learning.
• Because it's part of our responsibility.

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Credentials

• Boy Scouts
• Totem Chip
• Whittling Badge
• Eagle Award
• Research
• BSA Handbook
• Websites
• Totin' Chip Syllabus

• Work Experience
• 3 years at Chick-fil-A
• 8 months at Cento
• Childhood at Home

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Storytime

• There is a story about a young boy who visited a
  traveling circus with a carnival sideshow.
• At one of the sideshow tents a barker pitched,
  "For a mere dollar, one of the great truths of
  life will be revealed!"
• This intrigued the boy, so he forked over his
  dollar and proceeded inside to learn this "Great
  Truth."

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Lessons How to Cut
Always Cut Away From You and You'll Never Cut
Yourself.
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A Sharp Knife is a Safer Knife!
Lessons How to Cut
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Lessons Etiquette

• Do Not Cut Until Everyone Is Out Of Your Blood
  Circle.

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Lessons Etiquette

• Close the knife, or give the knife handle first.
• Wait for the Thank you, before letting go.
• If you're on the receiving end, say Thank you,
  when handle is firmly grasped.

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Lessons The Obvious

• If you drop your knife, let it fall. Dont
  attempt to catch it.
• Never run with a knife.
• Use the right tool for the job.
• Dont use a knife for prying.
• It can cause the tip to break, possibly causing
  injury.
• Use in a well-lit area, so you can see what
  youre doing.

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Lessons The Obvious

• Do not use a knife on live electrical items
  like appliances.
• Never point a knife at anyone.
• Do not use a locking blade if the lock will not
  lock open. Make sure the lock is working before
  using it.
• Keep blade closed when not in use.
• If you get cut, seek first-aid immediately.

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Lessons First Aid

• Large Cuts
• Direct pressure to stop the bleeding.
• Keep the wound clean to limit infection.
• Cover with sterile gauze or cloth.
• Bind with tape.
• Supervisor/Manager should be notified.
• Really serious wounds are an emergency.
• Quick action, treat for shock, call 911

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Lessons First Aid

• Small Cuts
• Wash with soap and water.
• Apply antiseptic.
• Keep clean with band-aid
• Rebandage as daily.

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What we just learned.

• Don't cut toward yourself, cut away!
• Only use sharp blades to cut!
• Blood Circle - Don't cut toward others!
• Say/wait for a Thank you, during pass.
• Obvious stuff, like don't run and play catch with
  knives in the dark.
• First aid for major and minor accidents.
• Cut away from yourself, don't cut towards
  yourself.

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Text Sources

• BSA Handbook Page 78 - Knife Saftey Use
• BSA Handbook Page 304 - First Aid for Cuts and
  Scratches
• www.toolboxtopics.com/Gen20Industry/Practice20Go
  od20Knife20Safety.htm
• www.zion412.org/Library/TotinChip/TeachingSyllabus
  ForTotinChip.pdf

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Image Sources

• cowdepot.com/cowkitchen.html
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• liveshopping.getshopped.com/swiss-army-swiss-cow-s
  portsman-4.html
• giadavalenti.com/images/cento.jpg
• clipart.usscouts.org
• i.treehugger.com/images/2007/10/24/cow2520at2520
  sunset.jpg
• demotivationalposters.org/image/demotivational-pos
  ter/0908/dont-ask-me-why-fake-cow-funny-demotivati
  onal-poster-1250491347.jpg
• drunkenhero.com/funny_cow.jpg
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  e_web-s500x374-36396-580.jpg
• scootercow.funnypart.com/

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Questions?
Ask away!
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The end.
Thank you )
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