So apparently, there is concern about people in the US not knowing the safety precautions associated with the use of a nail gun upon purchase. Duke University conducted a study where researchers posed as consumers who were buying nail guns. They asked sales associates about how to use a nail gun as safely as possible to avoid injury. The majority of the employees either gave incorrect information to the researchers (75%) or didn't know anything about the nail gun at all (59%).
When I read this article, I was shocked to see the statistics surrounding the study. If this many people did not know any of the safety measures to take when handling nail guns, the number of nail gun-related hospital visits are going to increase. Also, if they didn't know any of the precautions to take when using a nail gun, what about other, more dangerous, home improvement tools? I think that in addition to knowing where certain items are in the store, the newly-hired employees should also be trained in the correct use of the tools to inform the consumers who are purchasing them.
The article can be viewed here:
http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/nailgunsoftensoldwithoutsafetyadvicestudy
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