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Originally Posted by N80
, but wouldn't "Crush Hazard" have been a better caption? Of course it would. But you know what? "Crush Hazard" makes the legal dept. squirm. It implies that the unit has hazards associated with it, and that just looks bad in court. So what can they put on the warning label that removes any hint that the machine has any dangerous qualities at all.....shazam!: Avoid Death! What great advice and totally legally neutral with no hint of culpability.
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If you look closely there are further warnings on this label.
There is always two ways to look at the same thing, I would probably pay less attention to a sign that says "crush Hazard" then one that mentions "Death".
When we write safety rules in my shop we tell the employees what the expected outcome is if they violate the rules, so a lot of our signs may say something like "this will kill you if you fail to discharge the stored energy and lock it out before working on this unit" or "this platform will fall without warning and kill you if you fail to use the stop blocks before entering the machine area". I think a straight forward warning is the best and should not be used lightly.
Being a Doctor you are probably overwelmed with all the legal mumbo/jumbo on the drug inserts but really how much is needed or should be there?
In my opinion if Vioxx had a warning that said " If you are overweight or have a preexisting heart problem this product could kill you" perhaps the doctor prescribing it or the patient thinking of taking it might have done a better risk assessment before going down that road.
Personally I wish it was still on the market as anything else I've tried doesn't work as well and I believe the benefits of Vioxx outweigh the risk for me.