Well put, Bill. I guess that's why manufacturers of obviously dangerous or hazardous equipment usually have warnings cast or stamped into them about precautions for safe operation (or if they're small, to read the operator's manual).
Steve Chin StreamLogic Corp. Menlo Park, CA, USA [email protected] -------------------------------------- List-Post: [email protected] Date: 2/14/97 2:45 PM To: Steve Chin From: Jackson, William L I would like to respond to George's comment about equipment safety after manufacture and shipping. While I agree that his list contains actions the equipment will face from the customer and nature, the manufacturer is not relieved of their responsibility to inform the user, maintainer and handlers of consequences of making unauthorized repairs, substituting inferior components in the repair process, misuse of the equipment or mishandling of the equipment. I believe it has do with due diligence to warn. This is not to say the equipment, operating and maintenance instructions, the packaging should be completely covered with warnings, but actions taken to prevent injury and damage by the manufacturer are what becomes important in liability cases. The comments are purely mine and do not respresent those of my company. Bill Jackson Harris Corp RF Communications Div
