They do have protective gear you can get into when using a chain saw. Personally I'd get one of my sons to do any work that needed done with a chain saw. ----- Original Message ----- From: "robert moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Blind Handyman" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 3:44 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] My 2 cents about safety
>I am not an authority on safety but this is my 2 cents worth. Concerning > chainsaws or any other potentially dangerous piece of equipment. Lets > start > with the assumption you know the proper use and technique for the tool. > The > bottom line as it relates to blind VS sighted is this. > If any one gets hurt it is the same for sighted or blind alike. I think > there are 3 root causes for any injury. First you are doing some thing > stupid and or not paying attention. > Second the element of the unknown, such as a piece of mettle in the wood > that is completely concealed. Making it impossible for the sighted and > blind > alike to know it is there. > And finally equipment failure. Even if the tool appears to be in working > condition there is always the unexpected failure that cannot be > anticipated. > If any one wants to take issue or add to any of these points, please do. I > am very safety conscious and any further comments on this topic I will not > take offence to. > Thanks for letting me rant. > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the > following address for more information: > http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
