Steve Eikenberry
The Table Saw Safe Procedures document was implemented early spring and has been very well received. Membership in general is very interested in operating the table saw in the safest ways possible. We continue to hold monthly Table Saw Safety Classes to demonstrate the safest best practices to use our table saws. There is an online video that covers the same information that we go over in the class. You can find it on our VWC website, pull down OUR SHOPS at the top, select BASIC EQUIPMENT, SAWS, TABLESAWS, and the video is at the top of the list with red letter NEW before it. Click to open and view. You can also download a printed version of the table saw document in that same area.
Finally, I want to remind everyone that the NUMBER ONE thing you can do to be safe on our table saws is to KEEP THE BLADE GUARD ASSEMBLY ON THE SAW. If you think you need to remove it, ask yourself why, and is there a way I can make this cut with the blade guard assembly in place. Be safe out there everyone!
Steve Eikenberry
Safety Department Manager