Safety Police

[Bill Gruby]

After this is read I would hope the term "Safety Police" is stricken from this Forum. We do not police here. Just because we think of the safety of all our members does not make us policemen. Police enforce laws, there are no laws in safety per say. Safety is just plain common sense. We will bring safety to your attention if something looks at just plain is unsafe.

None of us can tell any of you what to do, that choice is yours alone. To make sure you have a choice we will do what we feel is necessary to protect your well being.

I, myself am extremely safety conscious, but not to the point of being a brute and telling you that you are wrong. I offer opinions only. Sometimes good, sometimes not, but opinions never-the-less.

"Billy G"

 

[Randall Marx]

I, for one, appreciate very much seeing the safety reminders and cautions when they come up. I know that sometimes I have been known to overlook the obvious when I get tunnel vision in the attempt to get something done. That tunnel vision can occlude another obvious and safer or more efficient way to accomplish a task. With that in mind, I try to offer the same for other people when I see it.

 

[Bob Korves]

In a one man shop without supervision or support it is easy to get lax about taking care of yourself. The outcomes of accidents can also be far worse when no one has your back. The occasional thought of that 'alone' keeps me toeing the line and taking care of myself as if it really matters. It does...

In my shop, anyone at any time can tell me that I am doing something unsafe. In fact, I encourage it strongly. Too bad I am usually there alone...

 

[David S]

I believe if we all truly care about each other we should welcome safety advice and feel free to give it as well. While we often say safety is common sense, it is often not common practice.

I work alone in the shop as well and am always aware that if something bad happens, I could be in serious trouble.

David

 

[tomh]

I agree with bill gruby 110%.

I spent 31 years on a military depot where we rebuilt combat vehicles, most of the injuries that occurred was because the person that got hurt was relying on their coworkers to watch out for them. When they became lax in their own safety because they were relying on someone else to watch their back and not watching or paying attention to what they were doing, that's when they got hurt.
This will come across as cold hearted but it is what it is!
Your safety is your responsibility. Paying attention to what you are doing, taking your time, and thinking about what you are doing is the key to your safety!

 

[Uglydog]

Safety is everyone's responsibility.
We need to watch each others backs.
In the same way that we work toward improved accuracy and precision we need new and better ways of staying safe.
That includes basic safety awareness.

Daryl
MN

 

[wawoodman]

Sometimes, a simple "dude, be careful" could prevent an injury.

I would never get mad at someone who said that to me.

 

[Billh50]

Preventing an injury could also prevent a death. Most of us are alone in our shops. If hurt bad enough we could be without a way to get help. This is something we all need to think about and reminded of once in awhile.
So when someone says something they are not being police but instead are just being concerned.

 

[jim18655]

There are thousands of years of experience on this site. For every person asking a question about how to do something I'd bet there is at least one person that has tried or done it before. Maybe the piece or tool just missed you, maybe not. I'm was a construction electrician by trade and have seen too many people try stupid things with tools that didn't always go right. My best friend almost lost a finger because he didn't tighten a drill press vice when drilling sheet metal. Lesson learned. I never thought he would have that happen given his level of mechanical abilities but he got sloppy. The more familiar you become with tools the bigger the chance of accidents.
Ignore the warnings if you want but I'll continue to give them, if only as a reminder.

 

[Dan_S]

Since I post videos, I get grief from people every now and then. I got a condescending comment not long ago, because while I was running the mill (face milling), I had a watch on. The guy seemed to complete ignore the fact that in the rest of the video when it would be bad to have a watch on, I wasn't wearing it.