Liam Jones
Founder, Pilla App
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Learn how to assess knife safety risks, build knife management into your health and safety system with Pilla, and use AI to automate the process.
Join Liam Jones, founder of Pilla and a qualified food safety consultant, for a session on knife and sharp object risk assessments.
Understand
Knife injuries are one of the most common workplace accidents. Employers are legally required to assess and manage these risks, covering everything from training and blade maintenance to storage and first aid procedures.
Identify all activities where staff use knives, mandolins, peelers or other bladed tools, including food preparation, butchery, opening boxes and cleaning blades. Proper technique, correct knife selection for each task and understanding of personal limits all reduce the risk of injury, so training should be delivered, documented and refreshed.
Blunt knives are more dangerous than sharp ones because they require more force. Assess your sharpening schedule, storage solutions such as magnetic racks, knife rolls and locked drawers, and whether damaged blades are removed from use. Deep cuts from knives can be serious, so blue plasters, first aid kits and trained first aiders should be available, and staff should know how to respond to a knife injury.
Apply
See how knife risk assessments fit into your wider health and safety management system in Pilla. We walk through how to build this into your system so that your team has clear processes, accountability, and a documented trail that proves compliance.
Automate
Learn how AI can speed up this process and connect Pilla to your other tools, giving you a much more joined up system across your business.
Bring your questions , we'll be answering them live throughout.