Az_au 0 #26 July 24, 2013 skydiver604We have 370 potential accidents,,,,how awesome is that? Actually not a surprise, I worked Health and Safety for a large manufacturing company, the lengths we had to go to installing guards on equipment to make them idiot proof so the trained worker could operate safely and somewhat accident free was just mind boggling. The problem with making something idiot proof is they just build a stronger idiot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #27 July 24, 2013 What I'll never understand is why on earth is the human race hell bent on changing the course of natural selection. Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #28 July 24, 2013 The solution really is to reduce the hours of exposure to mowing, thus dramatically cutting the total potential risk. They need one of these: http://laughingsquid.com/honda-creates-a-130-mph-lawn-mower-for-bbcs-top-gear-magazine/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 798 #29 July 24, 2013 Or just get a robotic mower! My allergies would love this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #30 July 24, 2013 When I was just a grasshopper I'd worked at various company's that produced "dump and package" machines. All the machines had guards interlocked with the circuits, even if you wanted to shuttle the machine the guard had to be closed. It was amazing the amount of reports that came in saying that the accident was due to operator error, meaning that some one had bypassed the safety switch or managed to put their hand up under the guard and had shuttled the machine with their hand in the jaws resulting in lost or mangled fingers. Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #31 July 24, 2013 Printing shop, paper cutter, two hands to operate it (press and hold switch on each end of the table), guy cuts his hand off...go figure. Yes, he jury-rigged (no offense Sharkman) one to stay closed. more My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,362 #32 July 24, 2013 Hi pops, Quote Yes, he jury-rigged (no offense Sharkman) one to stay closed. I saw the same thing with a large steel plate shear at a Bethlehem Steel facility back in the 70's. He still had both hands, but that brick laying on one of the dead-man switches always got my attention. Wasn't there some guy named Darwin with some theory about selectivity? JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #33 July 25, 2013 I've heard of machines, like presses and cutters, that have handcuffs you wear. If you don't have you hands pulled back, the cuffs yank 'em back for you. Scary. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #34 July 25, 2013 All joking aside, there are some really cool bits of tech out there these days to reduce industrial injuries. At a site visit last month one of my clients mentionned thye were looking into a new kind of circular bench saw with sensors that stop it dead with explosive bolts if it comes into contact with flesh. Pretty impressive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbndZtkfcqs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #35 July 25, 2013 mr2mk1gAll joking aside, there are some really cool bits of tech out there these days to reduce industrial injuries. At a site visit last month one of my clients mentionned thye were looking into a new kind of circular bench saw with sensors that stop it dead with explosive bolts if it comes into contact with flesh. Pretty impressive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbndZtkfcqs England, explosives, something just made my radar trip. a decent DC brake would make most machines stop dead. Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #36 July 25, 2013 No like this thing does - better vid here showing how it works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnlTGndRi38 Whole blade drops down under the table away from fingers. Needs the blade and safety mech replacing afterwards - a 5 min job and a $70 part - but that's a lot cheaper than trying to collect your employees fingers up after he lops them off (well, it's cheaper than the hike in your employers liability insurance premium anyway). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #37 July 25, 2013 mr2mk1gAll joking aside, there are some really cool bits of tech out there these days to reduce industrial injuries. At a site visit last month one of my clients mentionned thye were looking into a new kind of circular bench saw with sensors that stop it dead with explosive bolts if it comes into contact with flesh. Pretty impressive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbndZtkfcqs I've seen info on that several times, but never saw an explanation of how the braking was done by jamming a aluminum block into the blade. Interesting."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #38 July 27, 2013 Zep What I'll never understand is why on earth is the human race hell bent on changing the course of natural selection. The Industrial Revolution Has flipped the switch on evolution Everything is reversing And it's worsening ~Fat Mike of NOFX "The Idiots Are Taking Over" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
