Safety system for miter saw and method of use thereof

A miter saw safety system for a power miter saw, the safety system comprising:

• a support member;
• at least one multidirectional manipulator including a workpiece holder member moveably mounted to the support member and adapted to secure a workpiece in place;
• and
• a control box electrically connected to the at least one multidirectional manipulator and a trigger switch of the power miter saw;
• the workpiece holder member of the at least one multidirectional manipulator including a presence indicator mounted on the workpiece holder member, operatively connected to the control box, and configured to detect the physical presence of a saw operator's hand on the at least one multidirectional manipulator when the saw operator's hand engages the presence indicator;
• the control box operatively connectable to the trigger switch of the power miter saw so that an electric motor of the power miter saw is activated only when both the presence indicator of the safety system and the trigger switch of the power miter saw are engaged by both hands of an operator of the power miter saw.