However, safe work practices are just as essential when performing this task as when stamping and forming the product itself. Unfortunately, employees and their managers often do not consider safety when handling scrap metal because it occurs after the forming job is done. Potential dangers include workers getting caught in, struck by, or crushed by the equipment used to move the scrap amputation from that same equipment and respiratory illnesses from chemicals or dust on the scrap. The most common types of injuries that occur when handling scrap metal are sprains and strains, cuts, lacerations, and punctures, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Many work tasks, such as manual loading and unloading, lift truck operating, and breaking and cutting, involved in the management of scrap metal have the potential to injure workers (see Figure 1). It also represents the potential for costs resulting from injuries if the scrap is handled or stored improperly. Scrap doesn’t just represent a cost to a metal stamper that didn’t fully maximize raw material when processing a job. That’s why workers are encouraged to wear heavy-duty gloves while working with scrap. Figure 1: Handling sheet metal remnants, particularly thin-gauge material, can lead to possible cuts.
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