Table Saw Safety - an article from the ISO COPOLCO Consumer Update

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Commissioner Bob Adler stated that CPSC’s job is to ensure product safety, not pick economic winners or losers.

In 2015, table saw accidents were responsible for 33'400 emergency room visits and 4'700 amputations - in the United States.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) held a public hearing on August 9, 2017 on table saw safety. Since 2006, the Commission has considered adopting a mandatory safety standard for table saws.The standard would require all saws distributed within the United States to be equipped with active injury mitigation (AIM) technology, a term that describes technology that limits the depth of cut to an approaching body part to 3.5 mm. CPSC voted 5-0 to move forward on an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on blade injuries in 2011, CPSC staff then conducted an analysis of table saw injury data, and in January of 2017, published a package that included the findings and recommendations. The analysis found that the proposed rule would result in economic net benefits to society ranging from $625 million to $2.3 billion per year. The analysis led to the 3-2 passage of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) on May 12th by CPSC. A public comment period followed, where interested parties ranging from table saw operators, to consumer advocates, to members of the power tool industry weighed in. The hearing on August 9 again provided an opportunity for public testimony in front of the Commission.

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