Bindery Safety/Ergonomics — Finishing Without Incident

"Automation makes your job easier, but not necessarily less dangerous. You have to watch out for the people who are willing to take chances. That gets into the psychology of risks and risk acceptance. When you work year in, year out, with that equipment, you get comfortable with it."

Repetitive motions and repeating poor practices can walk hand in hand. One terrible assumption made by printers and trade finishers, Jones believes, is the fallacy that, since a certain type of accident has never happened, it never will.