Posted By Des Daly We have had a second failure of a safety guard return spring on a portable Skillsaw. Both times the user ( who is left handed , the saw is for a rght handed person) has cut their trouser leg off and cut into their left thigh. I wonder if there is any PPE i.e. apron that would provide protection for the user in the case of guard failure. I am told that the spring was inspected on the morning of the accident - but it is so small I do not think it would be possible to identify cyclic loading fatigue without specialised equipment.