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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>Appears many CRW members did not receive this original email, however many did receive subsequent emails referring back to this safety concerns email I sent on 6-17-23.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>This is being resent on the good recommendation by John Griffiths. -raasch </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:14.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Dear fellow club members, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>First of all, a thank you to our featured demonstrator for stepping up to share his skill and concepts related to turning a footless bowl. I learned things I did not previously appreciate. <br><br>I arrived at Saturday’s club turning demo a just a bit before 9 am. First thing I noticed was <b>no</b> AV setup, <b>once again</b>! My belief is that the club shows <u>disrespect </u>to any demonstrator kind enough to volunteer their time, prepare for and share their skill with the attendees by not providing the infrastructure, which the club currently has so the members can enjoy the nuances of the presentation and maximize the learning taking place. By providing the AV support/equipment <u>we already have</u>, all attendees can visualize all that’s taking place at the lathe: seeing the lathe’s drive and tail stock end, view from directly over the lathe, and clearly hearing the voice of the demonstrator. At this past Saturday’s demo, this was clearly not the case.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>As the demo began, I quickly became aware of several safety concerns during the demonstration of turning the timber, a smallish bowl. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>In my absent mindedness, I chose not to take pictures, which would have helped defend this writing. However, I feel compelled to express my concern and am willing to take the fall-out from mentioning. After consultation with others (thank you to those contributors), several positive steps are listed and suggested to leadership to improve the attendee’s experience. There are a few web links embedded in this email, click on or copy the link and paste into your browser to view if desired, value added, same price.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:14.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>We all know or should know, especially if you are an AAW member, take classes, be mentored from a respected turner, or read the UK journal, <u>Woodturning </u>that woodturning is a dangerous endeavor. In every issue of the AAW journal, it clearly states, “an accident at the lathe can happen with blinding suddenness, respiratory and other problems can build over years. Take appropriate precautions when you turn. Safety guidelines are published online at </span><a href="tiny.cc/turnsafe"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>tiny.cc/turnsafe</span></a><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>. Following these guidelines will help you continue to enjoy woodturning” Similar statements are found in the UK journal. Many IRD’s and quality YouTube turning videos respond in similar fashion, for example, see Alan Scranton’s, </span><a href="http://www.aswoodturns.com"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>www.aswoodturns.com</span></a><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> .<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>What are my observations?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:14.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>#1. The featured demonstrator, while obviously skilled at woodturning chose not to wear a face mask, however, was wearing safety glasses and a dust mask throughout the complete demo. As all of us, especially seasoned turners who turn non-spindle-oriented timber, i.e. end grain, know from experience that the piece may come off the lathe, or chunks of wood can fly off the lathe at lightning speed, not necessarily with forewarning. It’s happened to me, more than once. Even with turning a piece between centers, the piece can come off the lathe. How do we know this?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:14.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>#2. The Saturdays’ club demo organizer chose NOT to coordinate the set-up of the club’s <u>existing</u> AV system. Doing so however, would allow the audience to <u>not feel so compelled to be up close</u> to the action. Several people were in the direct “line of fire” or “red zone” and sitting close to the action. Sitting some moderate distance from the lathe; having multiple camera feeds with the club’s display screens or using the club’s existing analog projector would allow for a much richer audience experience, in a <b><i><u>safer manner</u></i></b>. The veteran club members reading will remember this AV support was a <b><i><u>given</u></i></b> at all club demos at the Community Center. The <u>only</u> thing that has changed is the place (building) that demonstrations takes place.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:14.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>#3. As in statement #2, 2 people were in the direct “line of fire” and very close to the action should the entire piece or chunks of the piece come off of the material being turned. They were not wearing PPE, nor should have been.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:14.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>#4. The club has chosen not to install the club’s “plexiglass lathe shields”. These shields are free standing or attach directly to the lathe stands to protect the viewing audience should an accident occur. We have these devices! Please use em!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:14.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>#5. There may have been, but I did not look for or see the club’s “first aid kit”. The first aid kit should be in place for every turning event, whether at the club site or off-site demos. I don’t feel like I must define what an accident is or the purpose of a first aid kit. I’m assuming none of us is too cavalier not to feel to have a first aid kit present in the club’s demo space or their home shops.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>#6. A club member in the viewing audience mentioned during the demo, of their concern about people sitting close to spinning wood, and in the line of fire. The demonstrator, kind of ignored the concern, mentioned that the piece would not come of the lathe due to how it was captured between centers, and did not suggest mitigation safety measures for the audience such as moving the front row back couple feet or clear the path in the “direct line of fire”, nor personally wear a full-face mask (the normal and recommended safety device when turning bowls and other items) to protect himself. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>For those reading this who may not know, many people have lost eyes, sustained severe facial damage and even death from timber coming off the lathe or a piece flying off the timber being turned. To name a few, Joan Kelly, an experienced turner, died May 4, 2011, 2 weeks after a lathe accident, Jimmy Jeanfeau, a priest and hobby turner, died more recently on November 29, 2022, an apparent instant death following a lathe accident, and <span style='color:#141414;background:#FEFEFE'>Lyn Yamaguchi, </span></span><a href="http://lynneyamaguchi.com/Yamaguchi_SafetyMatters.pdf"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:blue'>Yamaguchi_SafetyMatters.pdf (lynneyamaguchi.com)</span></a><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#141414;background:#FEFEFE'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#141414;background:#FEFEFE'>an accomplished professional turner suffered li</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:#FEFEFE'>fe </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#141414;background:#FEFEFE'>altering injuries following a serious lathe accident on Sept 12, 2012</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:#FEFEFE'>. There are many other examples. <br>Some may say, well the club has liability insurance, for events at various club venues, so what’s the big deal? Well folks, safety is a BIG DEAL!!</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><br>#7. Sanding the bowl at Saturday’s meeting was done without sanding dust mitigation. In the past, at least at the Ona Community Center (maybe the current guidelines have changed); sanding was taboo as the dust could not be controlled and we understand some woods are an allergen to select people i.e., walnut, cedar to mention a couple. It is good to share the sanding technic, reasons for different grits, discuss types of sanding materials, etc. As these shows are demonstrations, there is no need to make a finished product ready for sale or give away. Exceptions may be helpful for small finial type work or small diameter spindle work as little dust is generated. If sanding is required on a larger item, a type of “sanding butter” which reduces or eliminates generated dust, would be a safer method. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Please consider these positive suggestions to leadership and all of us <u>going forward</u>. A setup checklist could be developed and adhered to, at each and every demo meeting when actual turning of timber/material is used. If the demo is a canned, slide show presentation or IRD, the following list can be disregarded. Checklist parameters follow. <br><br>Consider the following as a first draft! <o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>When using the Commons room at Luther or other facility’s room space, place chairs so that a wedge-shaped open, empty, space (safety aisle) equal to the width of and starting at the lathe and extending out to the end of the seating. This will leave no one, other than the turner in the direct line of fire. Request that no members place chairs in that “safety aisle”.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=2 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Provide a Clean Face Mask/shield for the demonstrator turner, in case they forget to bring their own. To emphasize that point, the meeting convener should make a club announcement that ALL demonstrators are asked to wear a full-face shield. In the case of small spindle type work such as pens, only safety glasses could be used. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Place the club’s first aid kit in an easily accessible location known to all members. The first aid kit should be present at all club turning events, and all off-site turning activities.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Place the club’s plexiglass shields, which were made to be free standing or attached to lathe stands at <b><u>each lathe</u></b> used for demonstrations, even round-robin activities. The stands should accompany the lathes, whether used on-site, or off-site. These stands are designed protect the viewing public. Ensure the plexiglass is Clean so people can readily see the presenter and lathe project. These plexiglass screens should be placed when AV system is used or not used, which appears to be the new normal.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Set the IG (instant gallery) table to the side and in front of the demo room. This will make it easier for the audience to see, reduce the steps the IG person/critique/presenter takes for showing the pieces to the audience, optimize video capture if that is desired and will greatly reduce members from having side conversations about the pieces while the demo is ongoing. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The meeting or demo convener makes an announcement <u>just before each demo that, </u>other than the usual comments about the demo and about pieces, being passed around the audience, that other conversations, no matter how brief should take place outside of the demo area. In the case of Luther’s commons room, it has a very convenient vestibule by the entrance and hallway just around the corner that should be used for side conversations. These side conversations held in the demo room are extremely distracting, not only to the audience, but for the demonstrator. Not to mention, they are rude! <br>Some of us wear hearing aids or are hard of hearing, so these extraneous conversations are very disruptive to the learning process. Please remember the main reason we attend the demo meetings. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Although the demonstrator has the responsibility to make the demo safe, our club, has the responsibility to make sure our equipment and physical setup are created with safety in mind.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>In closing, I am writing this to plead with you, the membership, that for the good of the club, safety for all is of <u>paramount importance.</u> Anyone suggesting that “that (safety) will be addressed in the future” as I’ve heard, is seriously and foolishly missing the point. <br><br>As a turning club, our CRW mission statement states “To promote, to educate, and to inspire ourselves and others in the fine art of turned wood.” The “educate” is implied to mean the how’s, what’s, and techniques of turning in a <u>safe</u> manner using promoted and accepted safety measures using PPE and protecting the viewing audience as practical. By not adhering to these principles, we are in effect, “poo pooing” the principal standards of turning safety. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Is the <u>picture</u> of <u>unsafe behaviors</u> and <u>deficient turning space setups</u> what we want to pass on to learners, seasoned turners, children learning woodturning, or new turners we are trying to introduce to the fun craft and hobby of wood turning? Thank you for reading.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><br>Sincerely, Bob Raasch<br></span><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>