About the Knives Meeting Sheet

This Knife Meeting Sheet provides essential guidelines for correctly selecting, using, and maintaining knives in the workplace. This resource emphasizes the importance of choosing the right knife for specific tasks to enhance safety and efficiency. It highlights the necessity of regular inspections to check for damage or dullness that could lead to accidents and stresses immediate reporting of any issues to supervisors. The guide also covers proper handling techniques, advocating for a secure grip, and the use of appropriate force to prevent slips and maintain control. For storage, it recommends using knife blocks, sheaths, or racks and advises against leaving knives unattended on work surfaces to avoid potential hazards. Additionally, the sheet offers best practices for safe knife use and cutting techniques, such as keeping the cutting area clean, ensuring a stable work surface, cutting away from the body, and safely passing knives by placing them down first. 

MEETING HIGHLIGHTS 

• Knife selection and inspection
• Proper handling and storage
• Safe knife use and cutting techniques