HSE Chainsaw Accident Consultation

[Mr Ed]

I believe that the best way to stem accidents with chainsaws is simply to criminalize the sale without basic training like CS30

These things are lethal weapons in the wrong hands and they can be baught over the counter from B&Q for £80

 

Ontop of very basic ticket similar to CS 30 there should be a basic chainsaw use part of the same ticket that would include very basic HSE info as well as basic ground use positioning. I would also stick a first aid section in there so that all the potential users get to see lots of graphic pictures of what can happen when not used correctly.

 

How about the same thing for circular saws, power drills, hilti's, in fact, all power tools?

Hell, why stop at power tools? A screwdriver can be pretty damn dangerous - lets have a competancy test for them all.

[Amelanchier]

Bish -One problem is criminalisation requires effective enforcement, and I don't know how that could be acheived... They sell McCullochs in Tesco now

 

Cats - I doubt that enforcement would noticibly affect competition.

 

Maybe the incidence of chainsaw accidents is normal? Maybe it's within acceptable limits?? They are fairly dangerous things...

[Amelanchier]

How about the same thing for circular saws, power drills, hilti's, in fact, all power tools?

Hell, why stop at power tools? A screwdriver can be pretty damn dangerous - lets have a competancy test for them all.

 

Keyboards should be in there.

[Pete Mctree]

Mr Bish, look at the wider considerations as Ed Points out. How does anyone legislate or protect idiots and the foolhardy?

[Pete Mctree]

Keyboards should be in there.

 

In the wrong hands, they are the new pen, and still hold supremacy over the sword. How many people have died in this world due to an error by the keyboard-chair interface?

[Mr Ed]

Keyboards should be in there.

 

Very dangerous in the wrong hands:D

 

My opinion is the more that drastically injure themselves the better. weeds out the idiots:D

[Jason James Gairn]

Very dangerous in the wrong hands:D

 

My opinion is the more that drastically injure themselves the better. weeds out the idiots:D

 

I'm not an idiot. Acts are stupid, doesn't follow that the person is stupid.

[Amelanchier]

What was your accident? Care to enlighten us? I'm assuming it wasn't parking your car upside down in a river

[Mr Ed]

What was your accident? Care to enlighten us? I'm assuming it wasn't parking your car upside down in a river

 

It was that guy from the Stasi guiding him whilst reversing - 'back a bit, back a bit, plenty of room...'

[Jason James Gairn]

What was your accident? Care to enlighten us? I'm assuming it wasn't parking your car upside down in a river

 

Laugh out Loud!

I had kickback in a tree about 7 years ago. the 020 went though my trousers and cut my thigh muscle from my knee. Very bloody. Saw didn't pick up a single thread from the trousers.

Kickback was my stupid mistake. saw going through trousers was a mix of ineffective PPE and employer not allowing time to maintain saws or even buying a tacho. Saw was running at excessive speed. HSE not interested in case. Tried finding HSE data on saw accidents. Rubbish.