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the possibility for a piece of wood being grabbed and thrown back traveling 100 or 200 miles per hour at a student, according to Dennis. The anti-kickback device designed for use in ripping doesn't help prevent this type of accident while cross cutting, he added. "They haven’t yet invented an attachment to prevent kickbacks on a radial arm saw when it's used for cross cutting.'' Dennis continued.
Despite the dangers involved with its operation. Von Fange described the radial arm saw as "the most useful machine in this shop.”
“The idea of industrial arts is not to remove all dangers but to train the students how to deal with them." Dennis added.
With that in mind, both instructors stress safety precautions. Every student in Von Fange's class is required to write and study a list of safety rules at the beginning of the term. The students sign the lists, attesting to their familiarity with the rules, and the instructor keeps the signed sheets on field.
“Every test I give includes three or four safety rules for shop so that the students keep thinking about them." Dennis said. “Paying attention is 99 percent of safety." He maintained that shop students know more about safety than the average professional using the same machinery will ever learn. “If we didn't preach safety, we would be negligent. And it's preaching too! We pound it into them at every opportunity.” Dennis said.
In the formal complaint that Mrs- Ellis filed with OSHA, she cited lack of venilation in the paint room, protruding electrical outlets in desk areas and many other unsafe conditions.
The shop teachers pointed to a large wall fan in the
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