Global Industrial Manufacturer Increases E?ectiveness of Safety Knives by Switching to Slice Flowserve employees are proud of their strong safety culture. As part of the Lawrence, Massachusetts, plant's e?orts to reduce lacerations, employees were initially given metal retractable safety knives. Unfortunately, Mike Null describes those knives as too safe; "they became more of a headache than e?cient. They weren't too helpful." The metal blades would retract part way through a cut, keeping the user safe but not opening the box as intended. We're almost at one million hours, which is going on three-and-a-half years without a time-loss incident. Steve Marsen, a Flowserve machinist, decided to try Slice® box cutters to keep the focus on safety while ?nding a more e?cient tool. Employees were i

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