shop lighting

[woodlandfarms]

So this is off an OSHA doc, but they do not say to use it, just warn about it

An employee may be injured if he or she reaches in to clean a saw or remove a piece of wood after the saw has been turned off, but is still coasting or idling. Also, saw blades often move so fast that it can be difficult to determine whether they are moving. This is especially a problem under fluorescent lighting

I believe the real issue is in a busy shop with lots of noise you this accident can occur. I want to say that the highschool I went to had to relight out of Fluorescents for this reason.

 

[MFWD]

Hello,
I was a high school Woodshop teacher for 29 years and I never experienced a problem with the fluorescent lighting. Now if I was working in the shop by myself, let's say during a planning period or after school, of course I knew when a blade was spinning or slowing down to a stop. I was the one that had turned the machine on. You have to rely on your own brain as to what you are doing and not blame the lights or expect the government to protect you. As far as when a class full of students were working, they had to make sure everything on a machine was stopped before they made any adjustments......they were taught by me to observe the machine and make sure everything was stopped. Don't go lifting up guards before the blade is stopped. They were told over and over again what would happen if they came in contact with a table saw blade or any other moving part of a machine. They were told that machines didn't have brains, they did have brains and they were expected to use them. I told them that a machine didn't know or care if it was cutting wood or flesh so they had to rely on themselves for operating the machines correctly. I taught them how to properly use each machine and all the safety issues involved, but ultimately it came down to them in keeping themselves safe.

MFWD

 

[old gray]

yankeerider ,glad it worked out. I went back and got more also. I hope they last. They have worked great for my purpose.