pic: Has a bad habit of doing this and i got him in the act!

[Ryan Dognaux]

Originally Posted by shawn1231

Yes goggles are important to safety but often what we forget in the barrage of "no goggles" posts, is that, if I'm not mistaken, FIRST is about learning and in spouting about safety, what is being taught? The answer is nothing.

For one, I thought the majority of responses have been pretty lighthearted. I've seen worse in a thread on these forums.

For two, whenever I see my students not wearing safety glasses while using tools, I tell them to put them on. Practice makes perfect; you get the students wearing safety glasses enough and they'll start doing it on their own by instinct. Forgetting to wear them just one time could mean you'll end up missing an eye. I don't know about you, but I don't enjoy metal / lexan shavings in my eyes - it hurts.

If just one person remembers to put on their safety glasses from this thread, then I'd say someone has learned something. Safety should be preached over and over again, it's not something to take lightly and I think your post pretty much has proven to me that I wouldn't want my students working around your unguarded machinery. Common sense is no substitute for good practice.