Bath ceiling light fixture within 3 feet of tub

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It's interesting that every manufacturer shows flush and semi-flush fixtures along with pendant as choices. Of course, there is also wall sconces and recessed.


Semi- Flush and Flush

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I've seen that before but don't agree with it.
One mans flush is another man's surface;)
 
You're welcome to your opinion as well. That's a nice sentiment but that's not reality. Risks is calculated all the time. Probability vs impact. You don't have to agree that's a fact. There are many things that can be done differently that statistically may prevent one death but are not done because of the trade off. I am not advocating recklessness or saying money is more important. I am saying everything could be safer, but there is an appropriate level of safety where additional measures become more burdensome compared to the potential benefit. Otherwise every driver and passenger in America should wear a 5 point harness, a helmet, Hans device, and a fire suite. Additionally every public roadway should have soft walls instead of concrete barriers, and cars should not have the ability to go more than 65MPH. Cars should have full roll cages, and escape hatches like race cars. Why cars are manufactured with the capability of 100 MPH when no roads allow it is yet another way to prevent a death. Those changes would prevent many deaths why are they not implemented? Obviously I don't advocate that because the risk is not worth the added cost and inconvenience, but it would save at least one life and you said that's too many. That's just a sentimental line and not reality.
Very dramatic - I guess there may be a different view if 90% of bathroom looked like this which would be the proper comparison to the driving activities & participants. I guess getting into an car accident could be compared to someone slipping in the bathtub & grabbing the nearest handle (this light fixture).
 
you are welcome to your opinion - a preventable single death is 1 to many
You made a strong point, with the above line. Its not true. We do our best to make things as safe as reasonably possible but there are limits. I was making just one point about something taken for granted in society that could easily be safer but society chooses convivence over safety. I was not making a direct comparison. If my example was dramatic, then remove all but one of my examples. Why can all cars go over 90mph? Why not replace all seatbelts with 5 point? Just those one of those things alone would prevent a single death.
 
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