Chainsaw

• See also specific sites for: Chippers,   PPE.

News/Useful Information

• eArborist   Sell your Arb equipment free on-line
• HSE Press Release: 22/2/2002 Warning of dangers when using top-handled chainsaws.

Articles

• Piston Broke

Legislation & Standards

• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. (PUWER) (see publications below)
• British Standard 'Chainsaw' BS6916 parts 1-11 (see British Standards)

General Publications

• INDG317 Chainsaws at work. Covering all aspects of basic chainsaw use such as maintenance, ppe, training, etc.
• Tree Work Operations. A guide to safe work practice. Available from the European Arboricultural Council (EAC).

HSE Research Reports (all free to download) 

• Review and Assessment of the Procedures for Dealing with Hung-Up and Windblown Trees. HSE Research.
• Safe working methods with top-handled chainsaws   HSE  Research Report.  
• Hand-arm vibration emission of chainsaws – comparison with vibration exposure 2004 HSE  Research Report.  
• A study to determine the extent of musculoskeletal disorders in forestry chainsaw operatives 1998 HSE  Research Report.  

LOLER & PUWER publications (all free to download)  

• Simple guide to the Provision and use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. INDG 291 HSE Leaflet.
• PUWER 98: How the regulations apply to Agriculture and Forestry.  HSE Leaflet (AIS 27).  

AFAG Publications. Available to View On-Line and download free direct from the AFAG website.

• 301 Using petrol-driven chainsaws
• 302 Basic chainsaw felling and manual takedown
• 303 Chainsaw snedding
• 304 Chainsaw cross-cutting and manual stacking
• 306 Chainsaw clearance of windblow
• 307 Chainsaw felling of large trees
• 308 Top-handled chainsaws

Journal/Publication Extracts (see AIE Abbreviations for abbreviations and links)

• Bio-oils.    AAN - Issue 106 - Aug 1999
• Bio-or-Cooking oils?    AAN - Issue 108 - March 2000
• Chainsaw Maintenance. Series of articles with photographs. Essential Arb

National Proficiency Tests Council (NPTC) -   Scottish Skills Testing Service (SSTS)

The following assessment schedules can be downloaded free of charge from the NPTC website.

• CS30 - Maintain the Chain Saw
• CS31 - Fell & Process Small Trees
• CS32 - Fell & Process Medium Sized Trees
• CS33 - Fell & Process Large Trees 
• CS34 - Clear Individual Windblown Trees
• CS35 - Clear Multiple Windblown Trees
• CS36 - Cross-cut and Stack Produce
• CS42 - Stump Protection
• CS44 - Fell Standing Stems
• CS45 - Arboricultural Groundworker (includes assessment for breakdown of crown peices once lowered to ground)

Lantra Awards (NTO)

Offer Chainsaw courses for the land based industries. Link to Lantra Trust information page.

• Chainsaw Operations.
  • Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross cutting.
  • Chainsaw Maintenance, cross cutting and felling of small trees.
  • Advanced chainsaw operation and felling of medium sized trees.
  • Take down of hung-up trees using hand tools and winch.
  • Dealing with Individual Windblown Trees.
  • Chainsaw refresher course.
  • Supplementary supervised practice.

AIE Links

• Main Subject Index
• Tree Climbing, Health & Safety, British Standards

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