| Chainsaws are common tools for cutting down trees | | | | guards, a stop switch, chain catcher, and spark |
| and chopping firewood. They are used by | | | | arrester. |
| professional loggers in their daily work routine. They | | | | Wearing safety equipment is essential when |
| are also very powerful tools that are involved in | | | | operating a chain saw. This includes a hard hat, |
| serious injuries all the time because an individual did | | | | safety glasses or goggles, work gloves, and chainsaw |
| not use the tool properly. Even a minor chainsaw | | | | chaps. Only cut at waist level and below. It is not |
| injury requires approximately 110 stitches! That | | | | safe to raise the chainsaw over your head to cut |
| doesn't sound too minor to me! Most chainsaw | | | | anything. Instead us a ladder to get within reach of |
| injuries occur on the knees and legs. | | | | the area. |
| To prevent a chainsaw injury only use the equipment | | | | It is a good safety practice to only operate a |
| as outlined by the manufacturer. Keep the blade | | | | chainsaw with someone else close by. This is to help |
| sharpened and the chainsaw oiled. Never use a | | | | you in the event of an emergency. If the chainsaw |
| chainsaw with a rusty blade. It makes cutting difficult | | | | knocks you out you could bleed to death. Make sure |
| and can cause a serious infection if you get cut by it. | | | | anyone around while you operate a chainsaw has the |
| Make sure the chainsaw you are using is the right | | | | proper safety equipment on as well. Children should |
| size and design for the job you are attempting to do | | | | never operate a chainsaw. It you do get cut make |
| with it. You should only operate a chainsaw that has | | | | sure you apply pressure to the area and seek |
| standard safety features including a chain brake, hand | | | | immediate medical attention. |