Re: liability and CNC

At 09:46 PM 2/11/2000 , you wrote:

>From: hansw <hansw@...>
>
>Dan,
>Well how about that.... what do you think CNC mill manufacturers do ?
>I don't now.
>But I do know if I were an insurance company standing behind the people

that made my mill

>I would not sleep easy... check the wiring of my Motor speed control. (

cnc page at my web site

>http://home.swbell.net/hans_w/cnc.htm )
>

Hans,

This is what I was thinking about. They were probably in over their
heads- into something that they should have got some professional help
with. They are a "legit" company now, so they should do better. Maybe
they'll get by.

I'm interested in what the small retrofitters are doing to protect
themselves. Everyone should build the best, safest product possible-
that's a given. But stuff happens. Software could go nuts. Things fail.
I have a freind, who does conveyor work for factories. He just does the
installation as a subcontractor. He has a $2 million insurance policy-
which is probably too small, but it's what he can afford. Another guy that
I know has a $2 million policy- he does environmental consulting. That's
probably not enough for the stuff that he's into.

Anyway, sorry to start a really depressing thread, but I would like to know
what others are doing about this.

Thanks,
Dan