Workplace Tracks · Equipment and Workplace Safety · Lesson 2

Lesson 2 — Cuts and Glass

Part of the Equipment and Workplace Safety track. Lesson 2 of 10.


Where in the shift: all of it, and at close.

The sequence

Sharp knives, honed.

Cut on a stable surface.

Broken glass with a broom and a dedicated container.

And never by hand or with a towel.

The decisions

Whether the knife is sharp enough. A dull knife is a hazard rather than an inconvenience, per Module 5 — it requires more force and force is what slips.

And whether the tools are within reach. A station without a broom, dustpan, and dedicated container will produce cuts indefinitely regardless of who works it, per the bar's Module 2 — which makes it a layout finding rather than a behavior one.

What you are reading

The edge. The cut surface tells you — wet and translucent means dull.

And whether the tools are at the station.

What goes wrong here

Glass cleared by hand.

A dull knife.

And glass near an ice well or a product container.

Verification

Stand at each station and check for the tools. A missing dustpan is the finding.

The boundary

Cut-resistant equipment and injury response are governed by applicable workplace safety requirements.


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