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I used to work with a guy everyone called fingers. He is a very experienced chippy and got his nickname when he realised the hard way that holding down the track by placing a hand behind the saw is a very silly thing to do.
Bobbo-
Thanks for sharing that. Not going to lie, I have done this and did not consider the implications. I've never had kickback with a tracksaw ( riving knife I guess), but I'll certainly be avoiding that habit henceforth.
I confusingly used TS as an abbreviation to tablesaw in that post, but now realise it could just as easily be tracksaw, will edit.
Hovis
Paying attention with a tablesaw if you aren't aware of what to pay attention to isn't enough though. Wood tension biting the blade, cross cutting against the fence, cutting short pieces are not immediately obvious dangers IMO and even the savviest of people could fall into the trap of committing. I'm certain I would have had some shit kick back into my face by now had I not spent some time getting clued up how to use it safely.
Or maybe I just fall into the stupid category.