Your dishwasher potentially flooding your house doesn't sound bad enough to you?
What if you have wood floors? What if water shorted electrical devices? All of this could cost you thousands in repairs.
What if you have wood floors? What if water shorted electrical devices? All of this could cost you thousands in repairs.
My main concern is these devices causing bodily harm
That's a good situation for mandatory safety codes (such as the FDA requirements for 2 physical interlocks on microwaves [1]).
[1] http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRS...