In my case aviation with the ATC suffix Heavy - In general aviation you
screw up and we read about a SK who's other hobby was flying, in
commercial it leads on CNN.
The safety habits learned last a lifetime also the fact that screwups
are inevitable the trick is that you need to make MORE than one to cause
injury or death. Saying one will never make a potentially fatal
mistake is one giant step down the road to that mistake.
For my restoration work I have a air manifold I have three types of air
available
1 - Air with oil mist for air tools
2 - Filtered Clean Dry air for painting and sandblasting
3 - Shop air
All air lines have different incompatible connectors so it is impossible
to use the 'wrong' set of hoses or supply. I never have to worry about
my finishing hoses having oil in them and ruining a paint job and I
never have to worry about using an air tool for an extended period and
blowing it up due to lack of lubrication.
Heck I own a shopsmith 510 and that has just minimal guards and safety
systems which I check regularly I like it as it has sufficient safety
for a reasonable man but no excess guards which get in the way of
getting the job done.
my 0.02
Scott N1JIN
Scott N1JIN
k7fm wrote:
> "Yes I am one of those safety first guys also a engineer by training and
> spent a lot of time in the aviation industry where there are no second
> chances to do it right "
>
> There is a big difference between operating a high voltage supply
> without any covers on it and operating a supply with a cover and lots
> of screws, especially when it has danger high voltage signs on it.
>
> Comparing it to the aviation industry, I regularly start the engine of
> my friend's aircraft by propping it. The prop does not have any
> safety screen around it. I could trip and cut my head off. I could
> sneeze at the wrong time and lose an arm. I am much more concerned
> about that than the possibility of removing a dozen screws while I am
> sleeping and not grounding out the caps before working on the set.
>
> As to opening up the set during a 2 day contest and forgetting all
> sense of self-protection, it is no more likely than going out to cut
> wood with my chain saw after a drinking binge.
>
> When I was a kid, I used to ride around in a car without a child
> restraint and without air bags. I drank from garden hoses made with
> lead, no doubt played with toys made with lead and dove from bridges.
> I climbed towers that did not have protective devices and even ate
> eggs and hamburger that were not cooked.
>
> The thing is, that a safe person will assume that the protective
> devices have all failed - so take the proper precautions whether or
> not the devices are installed or removed.
>
> I leave the protective devices in place, but I do not blame anyone for
> removing them and I certainly do not want to lecture him that my ideas
> on safety trump his.
>
> 73, Colin K7FM
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