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!
2 comments:
The bottom line remains the same: you are all safe, property was the only loss, the punk is in jail.
Now to get yourselves calmed down & back into the groove - while incorporating your "lessons learned" into your daily routine.
Merle
We are getting there! Work was good today and everyone wanted to hear all about it. The Game Warden in our office offered useful advice for the home. Susan is watching the second night of the Westminster Dog Show, and I just came in from sharpening saws. I will be cutting trees tomorrow, looking at timber on Thursday, and going to a meeting on Friday that should be an e-mail.
We are going to Pistol League this week and will be going over the events of last week for everyone's benefit.
The insurance adjuster will go over the car early tomorrow so Susan can take the damage totals to the State's Attorney. He needs numbers for the arraignment on Thursday. Susan is going to ask for an order of protection against him just in case he should make bail. The carpet is ripped out in Pat's room now because of glass shards. We are forging ahead.
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