I posted some images to FB of the leading pages of six articles I had published in the UK Woodturning magazine last year (#252 to #257). They generated a reasonable amount of feedback, more than since publication, but that was only within my "Friends" settings.
The leading article was about adding certainty to both the quality of output and the safety of the woodturner, the following articles about identifying the common hazards and sources of risk then setting in place controls to manage hazards and risk. Not a new concept by any means as it was compiled / borrowed from very common place industry safety management programs. There is so much readily available & useful information about how to add certainty to being able to enjoy our wood turning craft without injury but turners seem to either be unaware of them or in denial that injuries do occur.
Stephen Hogbin's & David Pye's works and a particular quote of Stephen Hogbin's have always resonated with me.
“Whatever each of us makes, whether it is thoughtfully or intuitively developed, is an expression of ourselves, our environment, our social mores and a belief system.” – “The Purpose of Making”, by Stephen Hogbin, FWW #13 1978.
Pye’s and Hogbin’s concepts apply to design however their concepts translate in a very meaning full manner into safety – do we take our chances each time we enter the workshop or do we have a systematic approach to minimise risk?
This has made me curious as to how widely read is UK Woodturning magazine in the Australia?
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Are turners in denial that quite severe injuries, particularly head injuries leading to traumatic brain injuries, do occur & with quite high frequency?
WT 252.jpgWT 253.jpgWT 254.jpgWT 255.jpgWT 256.jpgWT 257.jpg
The leading article was about adding certainty to both the quality of output and the safety of the woodturner, the following articles about identifying the common hazards and sources of risk then setting in place controls to manage hazards and risk. Not a new concept by any means as it was compiled / borrowed from very common place industry safety management programs. There is so much readily available & useful information about how to add certainty to being able to enjoy our wood turning craft without injury but turners seem to either be unaware of them or in denial that injuries do occur.
Stephen Hogbin's & David Pye's works and a particular quote of Stephen Hogbin's have always resonated with me.
“Whatever each of us makes, whether it is thoughtfully or intuitively developed, is an expression of ourselves, our environment, our social mores and a belief system.” – “The Purpose of Making”, by Stephen Hogbin, FWW #13 1978.
Pye’s and Hogbin’s concepts apply to design however their concepts translate in a very meaning full manner into safety – do we take our chances each time we enter the workshop or do we have a systematic approach to minimise risk?
This has made me curious as to how widely read is UK Woodturning magazine in the Australia?
&
Are turners in denial that quite severe injuries, particularly head injuries leading to traumatic brain injuries, do occur & with quite high frequency?
WT 252.jpgWT 253.jpgWT 254.jpgWT 255.jpgWT 256.jpgWT 257.jpg
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