Good Monday morning Patriot Woodworker's!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and all your digits are still intact and functioning properly. Speaking of safety, here is a reminder for us all from the grand pooba of safety OSHA.

Years ago I was a carpenter maintenance worker for Sea World of San Diego, and I was also the Safety Officer for our shop along with cataloging MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets). I had OSHA on my mind quite often, and Anheuser Busch was very serious about the safety of their employees, it was almost a job within a job. But I learned much, and I still use many of the safe operations in my shop today.

I just simply copy pasted a page from OSHA's own website here as a reminder of some of the things to watch out for, and what the industry looks like as a whole in the realm of safe practices in woodworking. When you click on the videos you'll have to open them in your own media players, and the PDF are viewable without downloading. I know, it's a boring read, but they, remember, it's OSHA!

Have a safe and wonderful week ahead folks! OH! And, what did you get done over the weekend, and what are you working on for the week ahead!!

 

Hazards and Solutions

Workers operating woodworking equipment suffer the following common injuries:

• laceration
• amputation
• severed fingers
• blindness

Health hazards for woodworking include wood dust and chemicals used for finishing products, which may cause skin and respiratory diseases.

• The following OSHA video clips and images from OSHA inspections display some of the machinery and related hazards associated with woodworking operations:
  • Finger Jointer/Conveyor Nip Points*. (September 28, 1998).
  • Table Saw - Unguarded*. (January 7, 1998).
  • Shaft End/Conveyor - Unguarded*.
  • Planer Feed Deck*. (February 2, 2000).
• Guide for Protecting Workers from Woodworking Hazards (PDF). OSHA Publication 3157, (1999).
• Personal Protective Equipment (PDF). OSHA Publication 3151, (2003). Discusses the types of equipment most commonly used to protect the head, torso, arms, hands, and feet. Additional topics include requirements, hazard assessment, selection, and employee training.
• Hand and Power Tools (PDF). OSHA Publication 3080, (Revised 2002). Presents to employees and employers a summary of the basic safety procedures and safeguards associated with hand and portable power tools.
• Wood Products: Woodworking. OSHA eTool. Provides information on topics such as assembly, production, and shipping.
  • Production > Handheld Nail/Stapling Gun
• Hazards Communication Guidelines for Compliance (PDF). OSHA Publication 3111, (2000). Provides a general guide for employers that do not produce or import chemicals to help them determine what the HCS requires.
• Materials Handling and Storing (PDF). OSHA Publication 2236. Helps employers know and understand the potential hazards associated with the task at hand and how to control their workplaces to minimize the danger.

I know time is flying, but I don't think today is the 17th of April.  

Oyve!!!! Thanks John, fixed it!

I am slowly getting into my retirement work schedule. 

 

Today I got the Cedar Chest I cut out a few months back fitted with the bottom and glued and clamped. 

 

Hope to get the top panel glued tomorrow. 

 

 Very nice John, hey, those are nice clamps too. Your chest project sounds like a few projects I have laying around, a few months old. So did you do your nice looking DT's on this chest? I love these.

Moody, it doesn't appear that retirement has affected your work ethic. Good looking chest. 

 

I didn't care for the corbels suggested in the Morris chair plan, so I'm making my own design. 

Final assembly of chair no. 1 this week. 

Then I fly to MS on Friday to meet with a group of guys and gals from the Lumber Jocks forum.

Saturday is the meet and Sunday, we get a guided tour of historic Vicksburg.

It's going to be a blast.

19 hours ago, John Morris said:

 Very nice John, hey, those are nice clamps too. Your chest project sounds like a few projects I have laying around, a few months old. So did you do your nice looking DT's on this chest? I love these.

 

Yes I cut the dovetails a while back and just couldn't get time to fit the bottom and glue it up..

6 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

Moody, it doesn't appear that retirement has affected your work ethic. Good looking chest. 

 

I didn't care for the corbels suggested in the Morris chair plan, so I'm making my own design. 

Final assembly of chair no. 1 this week. 

Then I fly to MS on Friday to meet with a group of guys and gals from the Lumber Jocks forum.

Saturday is the meet and Sunday, we get a guided tour of historic Vicksburg.

It's going to be a blast.

 

 

Well if if you get a chance, come on up a little North and we'll visit here. 

 

One of the things I had been looking forward to as much as anything was to get to work in the shop in the mornings while I'm fresh instead of after a full day at the office.  It is nice and I'm really enjoying it.

14 hours ago, John Moody said:

 

 

Well if if you get a chance, come on up a little North and we'll visit here. 

 

One of the things I had been looking forward to as much as anything was to get to work in the shop in the mornings while I'm fresh instead of after a full day at the office.  It is nice and I'm really enjoying it.

Thanks for the invite, John. Won't be ale to make it, though. My flight leaves early Monday. However, I'm sure you would be very welcome in Vicksburg. C'mon down.

It's a shame you can't make it Gene.  Dorothy and I will be with the Moody clan this weekend.  

13 hours ago, Ron Dudelston said:

It's a shame you can't make it Gene.  Dorothy and I will be with the Moody clan this weekend.  

Geeze, had I but known earlier, I could have booked a later flight. 

Sorry I'll miss you guys. 

24 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

Geeze, had I but known earlier, I could have booked a later flight. 

Sorry I'll miss you guys. 

 

 

I I know I wish we could have gotten together. We will have to work on that.