I meant to send a link to the transcripts of the show for those who can't get the story from the other link. Here's the link to the transcripts of the recent NPR segment on table saw safety:
www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=5441114 Gary in Texas From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Gary Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 8:43 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Table saw injury report. Below is a direct link to a recent storyabout table saw injuries on NPR: http://tinyurl.com/http-www-npr-org-templates-p Gary From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Bob Kennedy Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:39 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Table saw injury report. I have a comment in that bunch. My name on that site is Old Hickory... ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 8:17 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Table saw injury report. Bob, Yes, not only was I surprised that job site injuries weren't reported as part of this report, but since experienced users are at greater risk of injury, I can only imagine the numbers are pretty scarry for job site injuries. It is so interesting to read the comments from all the wood workers. The arguments are exactly the same against safety equipment that I've seen in the skydiving and rock climbing communities. The argument essentially goes, as long as you respect the tool, keep your head about you, don't do anything that you know to be dangerous or stupid, know everything that can go wrong and protect yourself against it, you will never have an accident. Personally, I don't believe that. Accidents can happen and I don't know anyone who is 100% aware 100% of the time. I also don't completely buy into the idea that making something safer means people will be more reckless doing it. I don't know too many people who get into a car with a seatbelt and airbag and then run red lights. Nor do I believe that someone using a SawStop would casually run their hand into the spinning blade. It's interesting to see all the stories from the guys who did get bit by their saw. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu <mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu> <mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu> Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
