You are always right when you play the safety card. I question a company having to defend itself against safety issues that are recognizable with a little common sense.
Should we put warnings on automobiles because if you run into something stationary you will be injured, or a warning on a gun? I did recall a 60 Minutes episode where a ladder manufacturer lost a case when a farmer had placed the ladder in a cold manure pile, when the sun warmed the manure the ladder slipped and injured the farmer. The ladder manufacturer said on 60 Minutes "Maybe I need to place a warning about the viscosity of cow manure". I hope you get where I am coming from. I think we as responsible individuals have some responsibility in our safety. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, 03 December, 1999 14:29 To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: FW: Re: warning label overkill? Hi Ron: In the interest of safety, why place the onus on the consumer when he/she had nothing to do with the design? Ralph Cameron ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 6:40 AM Subject: RE: warning label overkill? > > I agree. I question the warning on champagne bottles. I mean anybody that > reaches legal drinking age knows a champagne cork can become a projectile. > > This is a prime example of shifting the responsibility from the responsible > person to the manufacturer. > > Ron Duffy > Product Safety Engineer > Aiglent Technologies > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, 02 December, 1999 14:14 > To: [email protected] > Subject: FW: warning label overkill? > > > > Serious question even though this involves a non-electrical product: at > what point do warning labels undermine themselves? > > I was surprised to find this warning label on a 20 oz bottle of Dr. > Pepper. It seems to be unique to that brand -- Coke, Pepsi and whatnot > don't seem to carry it. > > ! WARNING (exclamation point is inside a triangle) > CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE. CAP MAY BLOW OFF CAUSING EYE OR OTHER SERIOUS > INJURY. POINT AWAY FROM FACE AND PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WHILE OPENING. > > It didn't seem to be any more carbonated than the Cokes I usually buy. I > can see the point of such labels on Champaign with the corks that often > become projectiles. But the physics of a screw-off soda bottle cap just > doesn't seem to have the same ballistic potential. (I know, I know, the > GC made them do it. But still.) > > -- > Sean Oberle > Vice President of New Products > Washington Business Information, Inc. > 1117 N 19th St, Ste 200, Arlington, VA 22209 > Voice: 703/247-3429; Fax: 703/247-3421 > > > > --------- > This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. > To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] > with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the > quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], or > [email protected] (the list administrators). > > > > --------- > This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. > To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] > with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the > quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], or > [email protected] (the list administrators). > > > --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators). --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
