Utility Knife Safety

What are utility knives commonly called?

• Craft knives

• Stanley knives

• Construction knives

• Prototyping knives

What are utility knives used for?

• Cutting through hard materials

• Cutting through soft materials

• Hammering and levering

• Testing sharpness

Where should you use a cutting mat?

• Engineering lab

• Construction lab

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

When using utility knives, what should you do when you're done using it?

• Lock the blade and retract it

• Leave the blade extended

• Put it down without locking the blade

• Hand it to someone else

How should you hold the utility knife when cutting?

• With your non-dominant hand

• With your dominant hand

• With your thumb on the bottom

• With your index finger on the blade

What should you do before cutting a material?

• Make guidelines on the material

• Cut without any measurements

• Hold the material with your dominant hand

• Extend the blade all the way out

What should you never do with a utility knife?

• Point it towards others

• Use it as a weapon

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

How should you hand a utility knife to someone else?

• Blade first

• Handle first

• Pointed end up

• Pointed end down

What should you do if a craft knife is broken or damaged?

• Use it carefully

• Give it to the teacher

• Try to fix it yourself

• Continue using it

How should you carry a utility knife?

• With the pointed end up

• With the pointed end down

• With the blade extended

• With the blade retracted