Last year there was a topic on PM on "Safety and the one man shop". Some of the postings were down right scary. The thread covered both the home shop and the guys that work alone for their bread and butter. My wake up call came when I tripped on the edge of a comfort mat in front of a lathe while I was carrying an eighty pound bearing with both hands. Landed on the floor and could not get up. Cell phone forty feet away in the rest room. No blood. just pain and afraid to move in case something was broken. After an hour or so it was clear something had to be done so movement started to see how far I could get. End result, got up hanging on to the side of a bench and made my way into a small rest room to sit down, have a coffee and assess my situation. Turns out it was only a lot of bruises and one damn sore big toe because when I tripped on the mat my shoe came off, and in landing I kicked the concrete floor.
The question is, what are your plans in the case of an accident where you could be unable to move, or the worst case, unconscious. The problem is an accident happens without warning. The only solution that seems to be at least usable is keep your cell phone in your shirt breast pocket, which only covers you when you are able to use the phone. No one had the answer to the worst case, that was feasable. Maybe our home shop people here could come up with something simple that would provide some form of help, when you can't help yourself.
Ed
The question is, what are your plans in the case of an accident where you could be unable to move, or the worst case, unconscious. The problem is an accident happens without warning. The only solution that seems to be at least usable is keep your cell phone in your shirt breast pocket, which only covers you when you are able to use the phone. No one had the answer to the worst case, that was feasable. Maybe our home shop people here could come up with something simple that would provide some form of help, when you can't help yourself.
Ed