Man wins $1.5m in first of its kind saw case: http://ow.ly/1l6aI

The commentary on this article is very centered on people not being “stupid” and responsible for their own actions. I see a lot of scenarios here, but I don’t think a person being “smarter” is going to solve the danger of a saw. Accidents do happen and even the most careful people fall victim.

What about the manufacturers? Isn’t it their responsibility to provide available technology to make something safer?

By agreeing to install Saw Stop on their saw lines, is that an admission of guilt that there is a safer solution? Could that be the reason they turned their noses up at the inventors licensing agreement?

What about the long-term effects of safer saw? Decreased medical costs, insurance savings, no work loss, etc. Not to mention keeping your fingers and hands in tact.

Rich Spies
http://www.witness.net
207-939-3266

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