Yahoo

Finger-detecting table saw rule would harm competition, US FTC says

(Reuters) - A proposal to require U.S. table saw manufacturers to exclusively use one company's patented finger detection technology should be dropped along with more than 170 other regulations that ...
The Daily Dot

‘Allowing fingers to be cut off’: Democratic rep faces backlash over opposition to finger-detecting technology in table saws

House Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) posted a video to X on Wednesday explaining why she’s opposing a rule that would mandate finger-detection technology for table-saws, which could ...
The Herald-Mail

Can new technology save the digits of a woodworking klutz?

Here’s an attention-grabbing headline from The New York Times: “How Much Would You Pay to Make Sure You Never Sawed Off a Finger?” At first I assumed this was a story about the latest GOP fundraising ...
WUFT

After years of trying, the U.S. government may finally mandate safer table saws

One day about 20 years ago, Tom Noffsinger experienced every woodworker's worst nightmare: One final cut on his table saw before knocking off for the day turned into a trip to the emergency room. It ...
Woodworking Network

Consumer group blasts FTC for ‘undermining table saw safety standards’

WASHINGTON, DC — The National Consumers League (NCL) said it strongly opposes the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recommendation to roll back proposed safety standards for table saws. According to ...