Chainsaw safety clothing Part Ⅰ

Chainsaw safety practices generally recommend users to wear protective clothing, also known as personal protective equipment or PPE, while operating the chain saw.It is generally what the world garments are suitable, but local jurisdictions have specific rules and recommendations.

Helmet
The helmet attempts to protect to protect the user's head on the cutter and rebate should occur chainsaw impact. If the chain brake stops the tool chain operations running at full speed could easily cut your helmet chain protection to succeed. Helmets can be prevented by a small falling objects, such as from a tree has been cut down the impact of a litter.

Exposure to the sun can cause therefore recommended that helmets be replaced every 3--5 years plastic helmet decreases with time. Helmets usually have a sign inside that it is when. Now there are a lot of helmet stickers exposure light fades, so when subsided, should be replaced.

In the EU, the helmet should meet the requirements of EN397.

Visor or goggles
A visor or goggles to reduce the chance of the chip through the eye of the user.

Relatively fragile mesh bezel, and it does not completely cover the face, because the chip is produced by the well-maintained chainsaw relatively uniform size and speed can be acceptable. Unlike other woodworking tools, with a sharp chain chainsaw little or no sawdust, chips only (that too large to fit through the eye of the shutter).

Some users prefer the traditional chainsaw safety glasses or goggles.To select depends on the environment. Sun visor in hot weather better ventilation for the hard work. Typically, both the goggles and goggles are used for superior protection.

In the EU, a visor must meet EN1731, or glasses must conform to EN166.

Chainsaw safety gloves
The operator's left hand a leather glove that is fitted to the front bar (but freely rotatable) chain saw.

Safety gloves to ensure that the bar If the recoil of the operator's hand holding the chainsaw. This means that the recoil is easier to control and the chain brake is engaged. Safety gloves also protect the operator's left hand in the same way as the chain saw safety gloves.

Ear defenders

Ear defenders and earplugs attenuate noise can cause hearing little or no damage levels.Non-electric chain saw is very loud, usually 115 db, 85 db above from the National Institute recommended exposure limit for occupational safety and health. 

In the EU, earmuffs must meet EN352-1.

Gloves
Chainsaw gloves. Note that only the left hand contains chainsaw protective fabrics, so only carry a chainsaw gloves label.

Chainsaw has cut gloves, tape protect such pants, but only in the back of his left hand. This is particularly important is that flexible work gloves, which limits how much they can be filled with. Experience has shown that the majority of chainsaw injuries to his left hand back occurs.

In the EU, chainsaw gloves have to satisfy EN381-7.

To be continued...


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