 Safety
Using your chainsaw safely.
Safety Features On The
Chainsaw
An average of 40,000
individuals are injured each year in the USA
because of misuse of chainsaws, with most
injuries occurring from kickback. This is occurs
when the upper tip of the guide bar touches an
object or when the wood pinches the saw chain in
the cut, resulting in the bar violently being
driven in an upward arc towards the operator.
Safety Clothing To Wear
When Operating A chain Saw
When using a chainsaw, you
should always wear protective clothing, or as
OSHA refers to it as Personal Protective
Equipment or PPE. Worldwide, there has been a
general agreement as to what is suitable
clothing that should be worn when operating a
chainsaw.
Starting a Chainsaw
First, place the chainsaw on
the ground make sure that you lock the chain
brake. Then turn on the ignition switch, and
close the choke all the way. You also want to
make sure that the guard bar's tip and the saw
chain are not touching the ground or anything.
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