MIMF

Agree! I was making purfling yesterday, which means I was ripping .023" veneer at 1/16" in width on my table saw. While I am always careful and prudent, because of this thread, I was extra-alert and cautious.

As good as any instruction is, nothing beats the occasional reminder....

Well, oddly enough, I do consult the 'literature' often to see if there are other or new ways to do something. As a matter of fact, I dug out the Tools & Shops issues of Fine Woodworking to review how the 'pros' set things up. Nowadays, it's much easier to find information on the web-- for example the link that David King posted. That's a resource that one should make use of.

Maybe it's a carryover from my job where I'm expected to participate in Continuing Education courses and educational seminars. We also review 'near misses' and 'sentinel events' to determine how they happened and what could be done to minimize the probability of harm. But I can see that one who works alone does not have the institutional push and environment to do that. Yet it's clear to me that the results of the malpractice of operating machinery are very personal indeed -- for myself and my family.