There’s gonna be a laser beam pointing right to where you were before the camera fried.

Agreed. To do properly, you would probably want a verified screen room / faraday cage room. What they use for professional EMC testing. Might be able to jerry rig one I guess, but you’d want to test it for leaks if personal safety is on the line.

The sawstop causes mechanical damage that must be repaired if activated. It’s more like an airbag than an e-stop.