Re: liability and CNC

Dan,
I did not explain my point very well.

Why should the "small retro-fitters" have anything to worry about. It's not like they are selling this to the unwashed and in
most cases
they only sell parts and do not do the installation.

It's all to easy to always blame someone else, and that seems to be the attitude today ( e.g. the hot coffee law suite )

A disclaimer does go a long way. I make my clients sign my disclaimers and I feel that it covers me.

I think the legal system needs fixing first.

Hans Wedemeyer


Dan Falck wrote:

> From: Dan Falck <dfalck@...>
>
> 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
>
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