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Is A SawStop Table Saw Worth the Money
Digger wrote:
On Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:58:58 -0500, Frank Boettcher wrote: On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 10:21:52 -0400, "Lee Michaels" wrote: "Swingman" wrote Unfortunately, I can do one better for a "table saw accident" when not cutting wood. I "filleted" a thumb, to the tune of 13 stitches, on a TS with the blade off and not even plugged in! Always endeavoring to be safety conscious, and taking advantage of all opportunities to further that goal, I was installing an overhead blade guard, and, in the process, created a perfectly functioning guillotine. Oh the irony, the irony. I can think of a couple safety phobic folks I knew who would point to this incident as "proof" that safety procedures and devices just don't "work". LOL Sometimes they don't. In an earlier life I was a welder making offshore oil platforms and deck sections. These things were loaded on barges using two bridge cranes that had two hoists each at 250 tons capacity each so 1000 tons total capacity The hooks were very large as were the cables that attached to them. Crane hooks are required by OSHA to have spring loaded safty latches, that is they spring out of the way when you push on the cable loop and spring back when you get the cable on. Picture cables as large as your upper arm with a swedged loop that required two men to lift onto the hook. The hook latches were so large the spring back was mashing peoples hands. So we took the latches off. Got cited by OSHA. Asked the OSHA inspector to demonstrate how to get the cables on with the saftey latches without getting hurt. He declined, admitted that logically we were right, but had to cite us anyway "got to go by the book". We also were curious as to how a crane hook loaded to 250 tons could have a cable slip off the hook if there were no latch. Our limited knowledge of physics could not fathom that happening. He declined to explain or to cite any specific statistics. Overhead blade guards, however, are very good safety devices (provided you can get them on without getting hurt in the first place). Frank OSHA is one of the greatest BS components of the government today! AND the principle reasons for companies to outsource!! I was charged 3500.00 when my people were taking down a tower of scaffolding FROM a sissor lift and one stepped out on the scaffold to pick up a walk board. OSHA sent me a picture and the charge for "no hand rails". We had the best safety record in the industry according to my insurance co. Our country is destroying itself with political correctness and lack of personal responsibility. One place I used to work there was a piece of machinery with a foot pedal. Was installed before WWII. In the time from its installation to the day that OSHA first looked at it, there had been _no_ injuries on that machine of any kind. OSHA decided that the pedal was a tripping hazard and required that it have an elaborate guard installed. At the time I left the company there had been five injuries caused by that guard. -- -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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Is A SawStop Table Saw Worth the Money
Digger wrote:
OSHA is one of the greatest BS components of the government today! AND the principle reasons for companies to outsource!! I was charged 3500.00 when my people were taking down a tower of scaffolding FROM a sissor lift and one stepped out on the scaffold to pick up a walk board. OSHA sent me a picture and the charge for "no hand rails". We had the best safety record in the industry according to my insurance co. Our country is destroying itself with political correctness and lack of personal responsibility. Lord have mercy, you are so right. We used to have another wood teacher at my school until he cut off two fingers (now he runs the tardy center). OSHA fined the district (if I recall correctly the amount)$3200, claiming that it insufficiently trained the (state credentialed wood shop) teacher. Then they sent out some baboon to inspect the shop while I was teaching. He complained that my drill press did not have a safety guard on it, thus a student would be able to injure himself by touching the drill bit. He also complained that the lathe tools, all in the tool rack, were accessible to the students, thus could be used as weapons in a fight. I explained that the students actually use the lathes, and thus the tools are necessary. He answered that it was still dangerous and I should keep them locked up in my office and give a student one tool at a time, swapping them out as necessary. I could continue with this idiot's suggestions, but it would be just more and more lunacy. I told him he was a horse's ass and asked him to leave my shop. The district office risk management supervisor was with him (whom I have known for years) also suggested to the OSHA guy that he should move along because he had two more shops to inspect. My supervisor later returned alone and told me that he agreed with me, but I should try to be a bit more tactful since the district is appealing the fine. I answered that I would be tactful to anyone who isn't an idiot. Glen |
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Brian Henderson wrote:
We see far too many people who rely on technology to keep them safe and just don't bother actually learning how to *BE* safe in the first place. That's the objection. Are the two mutually exclusive? Bill --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 000750-2, 06/19/2007 Tested on: 6/19/2007 5:37:42 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2007 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
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"BillinDetroit" wrote in message
Brian Henderson wrote: We see far too many people who rely on technology to keep them safe and just don't bother actually learning how to *BE* safe in the first place. That's the objection. Are the two mutually exclusive? For Brian it seems to be. He just can't fully comprehend that "****" happens and that it's impossible for it to happen to him. THAT'S arrogance at it's worst. |
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On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:37:41 -0400, BillinDetroit
wrote: Brian Henderson wrote: We see far too many people who rely on technology to keep them safe and just don't bother actually learning how to *BE* safe in the first place. That's the objection. Are the two mutually exclusive? Nope, they don't have to be. As a matter of fact, they shouldn't be. |
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