John Buckner heads up the utility knives and blades category for IRWIN Industrial Tools. Prior to joining IRWIN, he worked for Ingersoll-Rand Company for eight years, mainly with air compressors, tools and components. He can be reached at John.Buckner@Irwin.com.
Bi-metal blades offer a safe utility knife solution
If you don’t think utility knives and blades make a major impact on your plant’s productivity and safety record, think again. According to statistics from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 39 percent of the 330,000 medically treated injuries attributed to manual workshop tools in the United States involved knives and retractable blades.