Paper Cutter Guards

November 30, 2000
Office of Environment, Health, and Safety

Don't lose your thumb! Paper cutters such as the one here are not safe or legal. Cal/OSHA has cited campus departments for allowing unguarded paper cutters in the workplace in prior years.

a hand on a paper cutter with no finger guard

Lessons Learned

Please be sure all paper cutters in your department have a guard like the one seen here.

hand on paper cutter with finger guard

Topics

Equipment and Tool Safety topic page, Lessons Learned topic page