Occupational Health and Safety officers are always looking for ways to prevent accidents, which is why auto-retractable tools are popular. This retraction style eliminates the possibility of tools left lying around with their blades exposed (accidents waiting to happen).When it comes to a hand scraper tool, though, auto-retraction poses a problem. If the user has to push and hold a slider to expose the blade, then scrape with a pushing motion at the same time, any resistance against the blade causes kickback. The force of that kickback transfers straight to the user’s thumb—a repetitive strain nightmare. For this reason, there are few (if any) other spring-loaded auto-retractable scrapers on the market.Slice developed SureScrape as a way to reduce thumb strain and design a utility blade scraper that is auto-retractable and ergonomically friendly. SureScrape absorbs the force of resistance against the blade so the user doesn’t have to. At the same time, SureScrape releases as soon as the user lets go of the slider, allowing the hand scraper tool to be completely auto-retractable. This new technology is another example of Slice looking at design with fresh eyes to create safe, innovative tools.