Safety Gear - Order Of Importance

[Witterings]

I know the obvious answer would be all of it but if you've never worn any chainsaw specific safety clothing and decided it was long overdue that you should but were going to buy it a bit at a time .... what would be the order of importance i.e. gloves or trousers / chaps.

 

The only things I do have at the moment are some standard safety glasses and ear defenders ... not sure how important it is to have a helmet as I'd probably get one of the all in one's if it is and it's only for cutting up logs for a burner not for felling trees.

[sandspider]

I've cut logs for my own use for years. Never had any formal training, but I do have a helmet and ear defenders, chainsaw trousers and steel toe capped boots. I also have a healthy respect for the saw, and err on the side of caution. I won't do something if I'm not sure I can do it safely, so I usually get someone else to fell anything of a serious size and process the wood once it's down.