By Jim Fitch and E.C. Fitch
Basic Fluid Power Research Journal
Product safety must be our business-not a sideline or an activity that our trade 01: technical association performs for us. As emphasized in Part 1 of this report, with the everchanging public attitudes, climate of the courts, standards being approved, and edicts by the government; this is no time to “stick our heads in the sand.” This paper is oriented toward the fluid-power industry and not only offers a safe product design approach but also attempts to put fluid power-type failures into proper perspective. Specific solutions to critical and inherent problems are presented to taunt and provoke the reader in finding practical answers to save our industry.