Donald Trump’s yes-men at the Consumer Product Safety Commission are withdrawing a series of proposed safety rules, including an appendage-saving safety mandate for table saws. This will mean thousands more fingers lost per year.
Donald Trump’s yes-men at the Consumer Product Safety Commission are withdrawing a series of proposed safety rules, including an appendage-saving safety mandate for table saws. This will mean thousands more fingers lost per year.
I don’t think it’s as simple as that. They offered to sell the technology to all major saw makers when they invented it. They were turned down. SawStop isn’t responsible for saws that don’t use their technology nor do they have to let major tool manufacturers steal their IP. They have offered to give it away if it’s mandated.