Cutting tools are an important part of the toolkit at many shops, so it’s essential for everyone using them to know what they’re doing, both to get the job done effectively and to keep themselves and everyone around them safe.

We talk a lot about injuries after they happen, but we can do more to talk about them beforehand to prevent them altogether. Injury prevention can take many forms. In the past few years, we have used some types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for prevention against COVID-19. Now that we are entering the summer months, it raises another issue that often correlates with workplace injuries: fatigue, often due to rising temperatures.

When it comes to painting safety, there are a few main concerns – the greatest of which is a person falling, or things falling onto people.