On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 15:13:21 -0400, "Upscale"
wrote:

"Joe Bemier" wrote in message

Instead, I would teach safety and procedure for use of the machine.
When operated properly a TS is *not* a dangerous piece of equipment.

Sorry, don't agree at all with that statement in conjunction with people. No
matter how well you teach someone to use a tool, there are always going to
be those individuals that insist on doing it their own way. It's exactly the
same with driving a car. Put someone through the most rigorous driving
examination and testing procedures and you're still going to get some people
that are bad drivers. Seat belts, saw stops, whatever, additional safety
features are going to save body parts if not lives. That's not conjecture,
it's proven statistical fact.

Your point may be correct but it does not address the issue of
teaching kids -at a very impressionable stage- on a piece of equip
that cannot hurt them. While certainly there is a safety benefit
provided as long as they are using the schools saw, dont you think
they will have a higher probability of injury when they move to the
real world?