Posted By Richard Mathews Karen I haven’t got and anecdote about welders but I have one about a chap operating a horizontal table borer. He was wearing his overalls in this way and as he leaned over the machine to get a better look at the work, one of the trailing sleeves was caught by the HSS router and he was dragged around the spindle and thrown out of the other side battered and bruised and almost naked. Miraculously, he didn’t have any really serious injuries considering what could have happened and he made a full recovery. Needless to say, he didn’t wear his overalls like that again. Richard.

Posted By Fred Pratley I have found the following useful to get the point across about not wearing PPE etc, especially when presented for signature! Spouse’s Affidavit I, _____________________________, hereby authorize my spouse to work without wearing gloves, hard hat, goggles, safety shoes or any other safety equipment, and hereby promise that I will without complaint, perform the following duties in case he/she is blinded, burnt or crippled: 1. Lead him/her wherever he wants to go. 2. Help him/her dress and eat. 3. Describe the scenery to him/her on our vacations. 4. Read to him/her instead of watching television. 5. Describe the way the children’s eyes light up at Christmas and what their graduations and weddings are like. 6. Teach him/her to do housework so I can get a job to support our family. 7. Do all the work around the yard and garage that he/she used to do. 8. Teach our little boy how to play ball, build model airplanes, fish and hunt. ____________________________________ (Spouse) Trust This helps Fred