Working with chainsaws

Table of Contents

• Nature conservation 1
• Safety first 2
  • Chainsaw safety requirements 2.1
  • What is TrioBrake™? 2.2
  • Avoid working alone 2.3
  • Your personal protective equipment 2.4
• Selecting an appropriate chainsaw 3
  • Different types of chainsaws 3.1
• Basic rules for working with a chainsaw 4
  • Starting the chainsaw 4.1
  • Start-up inspection 4.2
• Work tasks with risk of kickback 5
• Tree felling 6
  • Working techniques and safety when felling trees 6.1
  • Preparations before felling 6.2
  • Directional felling 6.3
  • Open-face directional notch, version A 6.4
  • Open-face directional notch, version B 6.5
  • Other directional notches 6.6
  • Different techniques for the felling cut 6.7
  • Felling cut straight from behind 6.8
  • Felling using bumper spike 6.9
  • Saved edge method 6.10
  • Cutting with bore 6.11
  • Turn around method 6.12
  • Safe corner method 6.13
  • Trees greater than twice the guide bar length 6.14
  • Escape path 6.15
  • Felling tools 6.16
  • Hang-up 6.17
  • Rolling the tree 6.18
  • Step down method 6.19
• Limbing 7
  • Limb calmly and methodically 7.1
  • Limbing the downward face 7.2
  • Limbing thick branches 7.3
• Crosscutting 8
  • Compressive stress from the top 8.1
  • Compressive stress from the bottom 8.2
• Safety inspection and service 9
  • Maintenance of cutting equipment 9.1
  • Filing the chain 9.2
  • Sharpening the saw chain in the forest 9.3