US Consumer Product Safety Commission Proposes Rule to Reduce Table Saw Blade-Contact Injuries

Summary

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has proposed a rule to address an estimated 54,800 annually medically treated blade-contact injuries associated with table saws, which may be reduced by up to 92% through the implementation of a new performance standard requiring table saws to limit the depth of cut to 3.5 millimeters when a test probe contacts the spinning blade.