Table Saw Safety: Identifying and Avoiding Potential Dangers

TABLE SAW SAFETY IDENTIFYING and AVOIDING Potential Dangers | TABLE SAW SAFETY A TABLE SAW or SAW BENCH is a woodworking tool consisting of a circular saw blade, mounted on an arbor, that is driven by an electric motor PLASTIC SAW GUARD 40,000 INJURIES EACH YEAR Primary technology to prevent table saw injuries Why Saw Guards are Ineffective Table Saw Injuries They need to be removed in order to perform various tasks on the table saw GUARD in place Users find them cumbersome to use and many choose to simply remove the plastic guards from their saw 3,000 SUFFER AMPUTATIONS ** Automatic Safety Technology $100 is the cost per saw but $753 is the worth of benefits due to reduced injuries GUARD has been removed "SAWSTOP"- WHEN A SAW BLADE STOPS AFTERITHITS HUMAN FLESH Cost Effective Helps Avoid Accidents Helps Avoid Emotional Trauma I TABLE SAW ACCIDENT STATISTICS 51 CUT TYPE 86% is the average age of those INJURED Others of injuries are to the FINGERS or THUMBS Ripping 58% 23% 97% are MALES AMPUTATIONS Cross cutting Dado, miter, bevel 17% (10%) 8% HAND POSITION LACERATIONS (66%) Unknown 18% MECHANISM OF INJURY FLYING DEBRIS Pushing Feeding Holding, reaching over, pulling 17% 65% HIT BY STOCK BLADE MOTION Kickback 28% Others 16% Jammed BLADE CONTACT Inside Cut 11% 24% Unsure 11% Children as young as 6 years old suffered injuries to their HEAD, NECKS and FACES | POTENTIAL DANGERS & SAFETY IN OPERATING A TABLE SAW LOOSE CLOTHING can get caught in the blade of the saw DULL BLADES can lead to injury due to wood being kicked back to you PROJECTILES like nails, wood chips and sawdust that can fly out of the table FALLING while operating a table saw could result to tragic consequences WET WOOD can slide and slip when being cut, causing an injury Wearing NON-SLIP SHOES or boots can help prevent falling DUSK MASK helps keeps dust from entering your lungs a FACEMASK can be used to protect the whole face AVOIDING ACCIDENTS ON TABLE SAW USAGE SAFE WORK ZONE · Always wear EYE and EAR PROTECTION • Have a DUST-COLLECTION SYSTEM in place • Make sure that PUSH STICKS are within easy reach • The TABLE AND STAND should be the exact same height •Use a SAW STAND coupled with an outfeed table or extension rollers • Clear the AREA AROUND YOUR FEET of chords, debris and other material KICKBACK PREVENTION A PROPERLY INSTALLED RIVING KNIFE may be the most effective way to prevent a kickback JIGS AND FIXTURES KEEP HANDS AWAY FROM THE BLADE Dedicated Jigs can help you perform repetitive tasks SAFELY AND ACCURATELY They also make riskier operations into a RISK-FREE ROUTINE Toolerant REFERENCES http://sawaccidents.com/ http://en.wikipedia.om/wiki/Table saw https://www.finehomebuilding.com/PDE http//www.cpsc.gov/Pageliles/s0109/tablesaw.pdf http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyld-4182602 httpo//www sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100113172150htm http://www.btoolerant.com/table-saw-safety-how-to-prevent-accidents http://www.nclnet.org/health/99safety/567 facts at-a glance the inherent danger of table saws www.toolerant.com TABLE SAW SAFETY IDENTIFYING and AVOIDING Potential Dangers | TABLE SAW SAFETY A TABLE SAW or SAW BENCH is a woodworking tool consisting of a circular saw blade, mounted on an arbor, that is driven by an electric motor PLASTIC SAW GUARD 40,000 INJURIES EACH YEAR Primary technology to prevent table saw injuries Why Saw Guards are Ineffective Table Saw Injuries They need to be removed in order to perform various tasks on the table saw GUARD in place Users find them cumbersome to use and many choose to simply remove the plastic guards from their saw 3,000 SUFFER AMPUTATIONS ** Automatic Safety Technology $100 is the cost per saw but $753 is the worth of benefits due to reduced injuries GUARD has been removed "SAWSTOP"- WHEN A SAW BLADE STOPS AFTERITHITS HUMAN FLESH Cost Effective Helps Avoid Accidents Helps Avoid Emotional Trauma I TABLE SAW ACCIDENT STATISTICS 51 CUT TYPE 86% is the average age of those INJURED Others of injuries are to the FINGERS or THUMBS Ripping 58% 23% 97% are MALES AMPUTATIONS Cross cutting Dado, miter, bevel 17% (10%) 8% HAND POSITION LACERATIONS (66%) Unknown 18% MECHANISM OF INJURY FLYING DEBRIS Pushing Feeding Holding, reaching over, pulling 17% 65% HIT BY STOCK BLADE MOTION Kickback 28% Others 16% Jammed BLADE CONTACT Inside Cut 11% 24% Unsure 11% Children as young as 6 years old suffered injuries to their HEAD, NECKS and FACES | POTENTIAL DANGERS & SAFETY IN OPERATING A TABLE SAW LOOSE CLOTHING can get caught in the blade of the saw DULL BLADES can lead to injury due to wood being kicked back to you PROJECTILES like nails, wood chips and sawdust that can fly out of the table FALLING while operating a table saw could result to tragic consequences WET WOOD can slide and slip when being cut, causing an injury Wearing NON-SLIP SHOES or boots can help prevent falling DUSK MASK helps keeps dust from entering your lungs a FACEMASK can be used to protect the whole face AVOIDING ACCIDENTS ON TABLE SAW USAGE SAFE WORK ZONE · Always wear EYE and EAR PROTECTION • Have a DUST-COLLECTION SYSTEM in place • Make sure that PUSH STICKS are within easy reach • The TABLE AND STAND should be the exact same height •Use a SAW STAND coupled with an outfeed table or extension rollers • Clear the AREA AROUND YOUR FEET of chords, debris and other material KICKBACK PREVENTION A PROPERLY INSTALLED RIVING KNIFE may be the most effective way to prevent a kickback JIGS AND FIXTURES KEEP HANDS AWAY FROM THE BLADE Dedicated Jigs can help you perform repetitive tasks SAFELY AND ACCURATELY They also make riskier operations into a RISK-FREE ROUTINE Toolerant REFERENCES http://sawaccidents.com/ http://en.wikipedia.om/wiki/Table saw https://www.finehomebuilding.com/PDE http//www.cpsc.gov/Pageliles/s0109/tablesaw.pdf http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyld-4182602 httpo//www sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100113172150htm http://www.btoolerant.com/table-saw-safety-how-to-prevent-accidents http://www.nclnet.org/health/99safety/567 facts at-a glance the inherent danger of table saws www.toolerant.com