sawdustforbrains

I've been making a living as a carpenter for several years now, and count myself lucky to have only had one "incident"- a shim kicked back in the 'nads at 120 mph. That leads to my first point, that some line of fire mention could have been included in the game.I'd also like to point out that an omission (imho) is to solve the problem you intentionally created by photographing the workpiece tight between the blade and the fence - as a measuring stop for repetitive cross cuts. Most professionals know that the simple solution is to clamp a block to the fence closer to the operator and away from the blade. That gives you something to measure off, but allows clearance by the time the workpiece is slid to the blade.
A point about awareness of danger. Years ago when I worked as a farmhand here in Canada, the farm safety association printed off stickers that said - "Be careful. We love you. Your family.", that you were supposed to stick near your your pto or other potential hazards. Might be a bit sentimental, but is there anything like that out that for us? I keep the shim that sacked me on the dashboard of my truck, and had a little drawing by my daughter. However, the drawing faded, and I hardly notice the shim anymore. Maybe I need to ask for another little picture...
Finally, let's get a REALLY active debate happening about guards here. Most of our saws came with those poorly aligned splitters with spring loaded fingers that, in this instance, would jam up after the first cut. The saw in my cabinet shop has a home made, always evolving overhead guard/dust collector. Alas, my jobsite Bosch has no such luxury. What do other people do? I'd love to see other woodworkers overhead guard attachment solutions.