Woodworking shop owners need to create a commercial vehicle safety program to protect their businesses from liability.

Woodworkers are loyal to the products they use. Whether it’s a type of blade, tool, nail or screw, they often stick to what they know works. This even holds true for glue. Woodworkers want a glue that sticks and they cannot take chances on a product that will not hold, a problem that could lead to a shoddy end-product, damage to their reputation and ultimately a dip in sales.

Safety tips for the plant to protect your woodworking business.

When the dry magnetic clutch-brake on their tilt-hoist began to wear out frequently (it needed to be replaced each six months or so), Oak Crest Lumber installed an Oil Shear clutch-brake from Force Control Industries and it has been working steadily for the past 4 years. The savings come from reduction of downtime.

The Roseburg Forest Products softwood plywood mill in Coquille, OR is a massive facility with lots of moving parts. A new system of wireless alerting transmitters is enhancing safety and improving response times for electricians and millwrights, and improving efficiency.

The WMIA has partnered with ANSI for the improvement of safety standards while operating woodworking machinery. ANSI's goal is to have these changes adopted worldwide in the woodworking industry.

The new WMIA/ANSI collaboration will help affect global wood machinery standards.

Any woodworker wishing to make a lifetime career out of this intricate profession needs to keep their hands safe, because while your hands are with you for life, so can an injury.