nco

Jeeze. I've been cutting tenons like Becksvoort for fifty years. It is very quick and accurate and easily adjusted. I don't use the miter gauge but I do make several cross cuts before I slide the workpiece sideways to clean out the waste. The only problem I encounter with this method is if there is any differences in the thicknesses of the stock, my tenons will end up being different thicknesses. I've never had a mishap because I hold the stock firmly and never let it get pinched against the fence which is nearly impossible to do anyway. About safety_ I think the main reason some people have problems with a table saw is they are afraid of it and tend to hold the workpiece less than firmly. Tools aren't really unsafe, people work unsafely.
Odell

During more than 50 years of working with power tools I have only once actually been cut by a table saw. This was a large (18") commercial sliding panel saw and all of the employees at this millwork shop used it unguarded. In use, one moves sheetgoods, on the sliding part of the table, through the blade and at the completion of the cut one is standing about 10" from the whirling blade at one's side. about hand level when your arms are at your side.
After doing this for about 6 hours straight I became somewhat mesmerized by the task and while replacing my tape measure on my belt, swinging my hand over the blade as I stood next it, I removed the ends of two fingers before I even noticed.
In conclusion, my feeling about industrial accidents at the workplace or in a home shop, manufacturers and government agencies may do whatever they feel compelled to do but I think the main reason for table saw accidents, or just about any other accidents, besides lack of skill and experience is operator loss of concentration. We all know the hazards, and preventions, Keeping focus on our task at hand is the real issue. There really aren't that many really stoopid people.
My advice to anyone working with power tools is that because they do our work so easily and quickly and they don't care what they cut, bend, spindle or mutilate, is to SLOW DOWN, think things through before you begin, and try to visualize and appreciate the forces at play before you proceed. Of course if you have three hands, keep one behind you with the fingers crossed.