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This is just a quick note to remind you that Martor USA will be at the Safety 2012 Professional Development Conference & Exposition sponsored by the American Society of Safety Engineers. This year’s event will take place in Denver, CO from June 3-5, and will feature numerous lectures and events aimed at taking workplace safety [...]

In our last post, we examined some of the direct costs associated with workplace injuries resulting from utility knife or cutting tool accidents. This time around, we want to take a look at some of the indirect costs that may arise from the same incident. These include: Increased health insurance costs Higher workman’s compensation premiums [...]

Workplaces injuries stemming from improper use of box cutters, utility knives, or other cutting tools creates numerous direct costs that affect a company’s bottom line. Among the most obvious include: Medical bills for treatment and follow-up care Lost time and productivity from the injured party as well as supervisors, safety officers, and others Workflow or [...]

Safe use of Martor USA box cutters or utility knives extends beyond handling and cutting techniques. Periodic inspection of the cutting tool is also a must to ensure safe operation time after time. Prior to using your safety cutters at the start of a project or workday, visually inspect the item to ensure that: There [...]

To ensure safety and help reduce accidents, we want to remind you that standard utility knives should not be used as scrapers. Doing so can cause injury to the user and also damage the surface you are trying to clean. For this type of job, actual scrapers should be used instead. MartorUSA.com carries many all-purpose [...]

You might think the most important reason to always use a sharp blade in your Martor USA box cutter or utility knife is so that you can make precision cuts when required. While that’s true, it is only part of the equation. Another reason for keeping blades sharp has to do with safety. When you [...]

Does your office or manufacturing facility have a first aid plan? Do all employees know who the certified first aid responders are? These are critical questions for any workplace, especially ones that use utility knives, box cutters, and other sharp implements on a daily basis. Even when strict handling and blade change protocols are followed, [...]

Martor USA will be attending another great safety event this month as we head downstate to Wisconsin Dells for the 70th Annual Wisconsin Safety & Health Expo from April 16 to April 18. Attendees will not only be able to visit the official Martor booth to check out our box cutters and other cutting tools, [...]

At Martor USA, we call ourselves the “safer cutting specialists.” This is a reference to our wide range of box cutters, utility knives, and other cutting tools that are enhanced with patented technologies you won’t find in any other brand. These technologies include: Concealed blades that make it virtually impossible to injure yourself while cutting paper, [...]

We would like to you remind you that on March 28 & 29, Martor USA will be hosting a booth at the Ohio Safety Congress & Expo in Columbus, OH. If you’re planning to attend, be sure to stop by to check out our catalogs, talk with our safety experts about how to use cutting [...]