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California Considers Table Saw Law

Robert W. Lang — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:00:36 +0000

California assembly member Das Williams has introduced a proposed law that would make the sale of new table saws without active injury mitigation technology, illegal. As written, the law would take effect January 15, 2015 and defines the requirement as: “technology to detect contact with, or dangerous proximity between, a hand or finger and the … Read more »

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Submit Your Comment on Proposed Table Saw Rule

Robert W. Lang — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:54:43 +0000

The US Consumer Products Safety Commission is considering new safety regulations for table saws, based on a petition asking for a requirement that table saws should be equipped with a device to reduce or prevent injuries if the operator makes hand contact with the blade. The commission can write a performance standard for new saws, … Read more »

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CPSC Table Saw Rules: Emotion vs. Numbers

Robert W. Lang — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:03:21 +0000

The Consumer Product Safety Commission will be accepting public comments on a proposed rule to improve table saw safety. Comments will not be accepted by e-mail, but will be accepted online via regulations.gov, or through the US mail. Submit your comment to CPSC online through this link. We hope that readers of this blog will … Read more »

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Table Saw Verdict Upheld, CPSC Commisioner’s Statement

Robert W. Lang — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:59:13 +0000

Two items are in the news today in the ongoing story about table saw injuries. In Boston yesterday, the US Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling in the case of Carlos Osorio vs. One World Technologies, awarding Osorio $1.5 million for a job site injury. You can read the entire court decision here. … Read more »

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CPSC Votes to Begin Table Saw Rules Process

Robert W. Lang — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:53:42 +0000

By a unanimous vote, the Consumer Product Safety Commission voted today to begin the formal process of creating new rules to reduce table saw injuries, according to this story in the Washington Post. The next step will be to accept public comments for 60 days, then the commission will begin the two-fold task of deciding … Read more »

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Public Comments Next Step in Table Saw Safety Rules

Robert W. Lang — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:46:31 +0000

The Consumer Products Safety Commission will meet on October 5, 2011 to decide whether or not to continue with an “Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” to address table saw blade contact injuries. If the commission decides to proceed, the next step will be to accept comments from the public on this issue. Comments will be … Read more »

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New CPSC Report: Human Factors in Table Saw Safety

Robert W. Lang — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:39:53 +0000

Note: Executive editor Robert W. Lang was quoted in this article in USA Today. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a new report on table saw injuries, and the report is available online. It should be noted that this is a report by an engineering psychologist about how consumers interact with two things: … Read more »

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Safety Rules for Tablesaws: the PTI POV

Robert W. Lang — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:34:34 +0000

There are a couple of techniques I use to sort out thorny and complicated issues; follow the money and check the math. I also try to remember that my little corner of the world is just that, it isn’t necessarily a reflection of the world at large. Like most serious woodworkers I don’t want to … Read more »

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New Table Saw Safety Regs – PTI Speaks Up

Robert W. Lang — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:20:32 +0000

Over the past few weeks, the debate over proposed Consumer Product Safety Commission regulations for table saw safety has been in the news. Curiously, the reason for it being in the news wasn’t any new development; CPSC has been holding meetings with representatives from both SawStop and from the Power Tool Institute, but these meetings … Read more »

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SawStop Cabinet Saw

Article Index — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:46:20 +0000

What we like (and dislike) about this revolutionary machine. By the Popular Woodworking staff Pages: 86-87 From the October 2005 issue #150 Buy this issue now A safe table saw – that’s the holy grail of woodworking machinery, and that’s how many woodworkers view the SawStop cabinet saw. We’ve spent the last three months using … Read more »

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