Employee Safety Just Got Easier
CutStop™ protective finger guard aids in the prevention of accidental
injuries from cuts, scrapes and punctures to fingers and thumbs. The CutStop
Disposable Finger Guard Safety Program includes employee awareness display
poster, dispenser box and 36 finger guards.
CutStop protective finger guard should be used while slicing, cutting, or
during any procedure with a sharp instrument such as a needle or knife.
CutStop will not offer protection during electric slicing and is not a substitute
for training, supervision, and careful work practices. If used as directed,
CutStop can help prevent many serious accidental injuries.
A recent study by the Department of Labor Statistics shows that “Finger
or fingernails proved to be the body parts most susceptible to injury, accounting
for 18.2 percent of injuries” in the workplace.
A continuing focus on workplace safety by employers does pay off. This increased
focus has benefited restaurateurs by substantially lowering incidence of
occupational injuries and illnesses. The overall workplace injury-and-illness
rate for 1996 was the lowest on record since the Bureau of Labor Statistics
began reporting this information in the early 1970’s.
OSHA & Employer’s Liability
(Reduce Medical Care Costs)
OSHA states “Employers shall select and require employees to use appropriate
hand protection when employee's hands are exposed to hazards such as those
from…severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasions; punctures…”
CutStop™ Disposable Finger Guards can help employers stay in compliance
with the OSHA regulations while providing additional safety in the workplace.
CutStop™, a patented new technology, has been developed to improve
the industry safety standard for the prevention of finger injuries in the
workplace.
CutStop™ helps in your effort to provide a safe work environment for
your employees. CutStop can prevent some of the most common—and therefore
costly—workplace injuries.
For employers with worker’s compensation (which may be considered exempt
from liability), if finger injuries continue to occur, the premiums rise
on a per-claim basis. Thus, the protective finger guard could prevent the
rise in worker’s compensation insurance premiums as a result of finger-related
injuries.
For those employers who have private insurance (i.e., HMOs), the healthcare
costs would also rise. Liability is not covered by these plans and subjects
the employer to potential negligence lawsuits in the event the employer
does not provide the protective device, though knowing it exists, and injury
occurs.
Finger Cut Safety Alert
A recent study by the Department of Labor Statistics shows the “Finger
or fingernails proved to be the body parts most susceptible to injury, accounting
for 18.2 percent of injuries” in the workplace.
OSHA requires that “Employers shall select and require employees to
use appropriate hand protection when employee’s hands are exposed to
hazards such as those from…severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasions;
punctures…” CutStop™, a patented new technology, has been
developed to improve the industry safety standard for the prevention of
finger injuries in the workplace.
CutStop helps in your effort to provide a safe work environment for your
employees.
CutStop can prevent some of the most common—and therefore costly—workplace
injuries.
Warning: If used as directed, CutStop can
help prevent many serious accidental injuries. However, Cutstop is not a
substitute for training, supervision, and careful work practices. Use this
product according to directions, and always use care when working with any
sharp objects. If an injury does occur, provide appropriate medical care
immediately.
This product does not provide protection during electric slicing operations.
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The CutStop Disposable Finger Guard Program is attached to this safety and
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