13. Clear your work area and your escape path of brush, vines, and other hazards that can trip you or catch your saw.
14. Escape from the bullseye when the tree tips. 90% of accidents happen within 12 feet of the stump. Go more than 15 feet, and stay out of the bullseye until things stop falling.
15. Keep spectators away more than twice the height of the tree in the direction it will fall.
16. Don't cut alone.
17. Keep your body and the swamper's out of the line of the bar in case of a kickback.
18. Set the brake when taking over two steps or when moving through tripping hazards. Keep your trigger finger off of the throttle when you are moving.
19. DO NOT operate a chainsaw from a ladder! Operating with your feet off the ground requires special training.
20. Do not cut above your shoulders.
21. Springpoles must be shaved on the inside of the apex between the ascending and descending sides. If the apex is higher than you shoulders, stand under the springpole and cut it low on the descending side. It will release upward, away from you.Leaning and heavily loaded poles that are too small to bore cut for a hinge should be shaved on the compressed side until they fold.
22. Do not cut a tree that is holding up a lodged tree. Do not work under a lodged tree. Think about a mouse trying to steal the cheese out of a trap.
23. Instruct your swampers and helpers to NEVER approach you from behind or the sides to within the reach of your saw when you are cutting. If you pull out of a cut with the chain running, or have a severe kickback, the swamper can be killed if he is coming up behind you!
24!! Quit When You Are Tired!
4 comments:
That track was almost too narrow to fit on the ramps.....
In '81 I worked as a chassis and engine dyno mechanic for Clayton Mfg.
The load measuring device is a water brake, and the torque is measured by the amount of deflection of the outer part of the water brake.
Even at the relatively small amounts of horsepower being measured, the vehicle should have been strapped into place, and there should be chocks.
I went on a service call to a truck shop in Baltimore Maryland.
A truck mechanic had a large double axle tractor truck on the chassis dyno, and the mechanic was sitting in the cab and applying the load by pushing buttons on the pendant.
The control circuit developed a short, and the chassis dyno applied the brakes when the tractor was at full speed and full load.
No straps or chains were in place, and according to the witnesses, the tractor left the dyno in a straight line, accompanied by the tires screaming at a volume and pitch that was easily outdone by the equally high pitched and louder screaming of the mechanic as he did a drag strip take off and went out the door of the shop.
The door was open and he got the vehicle stopped before crashing into anything.
Probably needed new underwear also.
Nope. Didn't make this up.
WOW! I noted the lack of tie-downs, too. I would not stand in front of even a Model T!
looking at the geometry of the setup, there is little danger of runaway. in incline of the ramps supporting the axle would prevent any traction on the ground to move the vehicle forward.
Just my opinion. Yes, safety first, but little danger here.
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