Student Health & Safety;

Be alert at all times when handling blades

When opening heavy weight cartons use a heavy-duty safety cutter

Pick knives by their handles and always direct sharp points and edges away from you, ensure that the blade is fully retracted until ready for use

Inspect the knife to ensure that there are no cracks in the handle that the blade is not loose

Grip handle and slide blade out about 1 inch. some blades require the user to depress the blade mechanism befor the blade will slide out from its steel shank. If the knofe has a lock feature, secure the knife lock

Keeping your other hand away from thte path of the blade and cut away from you

Retract the blade between uses

Replace/refresh the blade when dull

Do not pick up knives by their blades

Do not use Exacto knives with dull blades

Do not use Exacto knives with broken or loose handles

Do not cut with the blades fully extended 

Take knife to workroom for blade replacement. Retrieve the Sharps container from the supply cabinet

Remove handle of the black Exacto knife. Thi handle contains a slit used for snapping the end of the blades

Extend blade until break line appears. Insert blade into slit with point facing upward.

Standing over the worktable, face blade away from your body and snap outward

Retrieve the blade fro the worktable using the magnetic top of the sharps container and dispose of blade in the Sharps container 

To unlock casing, turn the black button so that it is horizontal

Open by pulling the casing apart from the blade control track at top of knife 

Using great care, remove the from the black plastic and turn it to the unused side. If both sides are now dull, dispose of blade in sharps container and replace the blade. A blade replacement can be found in the handle.