[TheForge] Oh, Jeeze...California Considers Table Saw Law

[Geoff Nelson]

I am with Ries on safety that makes sense. I have been suing a mates 
mitre saw and felt highly vulnerable as it did not have a guard that 
covered the blade. I subsequently went a bought a cheapie as I wanted a 
guard so that I would not put my hand into the blade after I made my cut.

Safety equipment that works and does not disadvantage the use of the 
tool will sell and eventually all equipment will have it as a minimum. I 
bought the saw because I realised there was a higher risk using 
equipment without it.

We'll all eventually learn common sense. There is an easy way, pity most 
choose the hard way.

Geoff

On 21/03/2012 5:49 AM, Ries Niemi wrote:
> Snip snip
>
> B- I am not talking about fall protection, or safety vests, when I say- Saw Stops work. They stop people from cutting off their fingers. In any employment situation, where you are responsible for employees health, they make sense.
>
> And,
> C-   there are many many cases of the market failing big time on safety issues. The market does not care about human life, only about dollars.
>
> Would we really be better off without seatbelts in cars, without safety glass in windshields,  and so on?
> Do you really want asbestos insulation in houses, lead paint on baby toys, or E coli in your hamburgers?
>
> Government regulation has saved millions of lives in america. Certainly there is a middle ground, between too much and too little.
> Since there are NO laws requiring Saw Stops right now, I would say we are still firmly in that middle ground.
>
> ries