sawdustmill

I teach a woodworking program for prisoners at a military brig (not sure if I should mention the name without permission) and have been doing so for 7 1/2 years. I have had over 150 people come through my program. We stress safety first in our program and requre them to use blade guards on our tablesaws, unless they are doing special cuts such as dados or rabbits. Many of these people have what may be called a "prisoner" attitude towards authority figures and will often do things that are wasteful of materials or time. But when I stress the dangers of the various pieces of equipment and show them pictures of injurys them become respectful of the machines. After 7 1/2 years we have had "0" accidents.
So, my question would be, do we need more expensive machines or better safety training.

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