James L Bowen on sun 15 oct 00
When a person uses old equipment not equipped with modern safeguards. =
You do so not only
at risk to yourself but others not familiar with your equipment. This =
means you must prevent access to
none but yourself, and never be in a hurry or get distracted for even a =
moment. If you can do this, go=20
ahead, but be prepared to be held accountable for your negligence.
If you deal with the public you need to take extra precautions that your =
product, premises, or service is
safe in normal use. Coffee like milk gets spilled. It should not scald =
you to the point of serious injury. If=20
it does then the purveyor of such should suffer the consequence of their =
negligence. The lady is just=20
lucky she did not get it in her mouth ( isn't that the original purpose =
of the coffee) or her eyes or spill it=20
on a toddler. McDonalds got what they deserved. I think a creative =
person can figure out how to make a=20
functional guard to retrofit old equipment. Newer equipment of a like =
type should provide some guidance.
Please be safe and keep an eye on those kids.
I think we have become a litigious society because of laziness, =
arrogance, and negligence when it=20
comes to safety issues. We get what we have earned.
Buckle Up
Lee Love on mon 16 oct 00
Here in Japan, safety seems to be left more up to the
individual. Not so many safety features on equipment, guard rails on
roads, etc. It could be because this society isn't as litigious as
America.
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----- Original Message -----
From: James L Bowen
When a person uses old equipment not equipped with modern safeguards. You do
so not only
at risk to yourself but others not familiar with your equipment. This means
you must prevent access to
none but yourself, and never be in a hurry or get distracted for even a
moment. If you can do this, go
ahead, but be prepared to be held accountable for your negligence
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Anita Rickenberg on mon 16 oct 00
>From what I understand, in Japan the individual is more accountable for =
his/her actions. An example is kerosine heaters which are considered =
taboo by insurance companies in most regions in this country. =
Apparently they are widely used in Japan with very few problems since =
the owners are responsible for any fire damage incurred from =
negligence--not the insurance company. Not a bad incentive for being =
careful.
Anita
Louis H.. Katz on mon 16 oct 00
I spent 8 summers behind a Walker and am glad not to have to do that again. Yes it mixed and pugged, but clay
from my dough mixer or Soldner Tub is closer to being throwable than the stuff from the Walker. The safety top
on the walker was hard to deal with, but we did. I hated the thing and was amazed when I finally used a good
dough mixer. I have a dough mixer here at A&M-CC but it is under lock and key. The Soldner is out for student use
and is fine for one or two batches.
At the same time, Blubirds, and Venco's are not the same beast. They may be safer, but you can't easily
reconstitute slop in them.
Louis
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