MS200 One Handed follow on poll

[Stephen Blair]

I was 4 years on the ground before climbing, and 2 of those years i spent climbing steel free hand, so my strength and balance was good. Once i finally got a chance to climb within 6 months i was running my own business and have been for over 12 years. I have NEVER cut myself with a chainsaw and only caught myself with a silky last year. All my views come from experience, not theory.

[Dean Lofthouse]

One thing I have come to do now is to automatically hold the saw at the stub of the cut, after the branch is cut.

 

In other words I dont follow through, then if you do "direct" the branch with a flick of the hand, the saw is still up out of the way.

 

Again, these things come with a little experience I think

[Lorry thompson]

I feel when I use a saw it's like a extension of my body or part of it same as jcb drivers I know reckon they can dig soil but feel pipes through the joy sticks in the cab. You can use a saw one handed safely but you can't teach it and the lads who think it is dangerous obviously don't feel comfortable doing it and shouldn't but I know the lads who do are standing up for themselves as they feel they can do it safely but are not encouraging others to do it.

[Mark Bolam]

Good post Lorry.

 

I can feel pipes with me saw these days, i seem to be hitting the ground that much....

[Lorry thompson]

Haha me father reckons he a got a big shot with him one day heard this saw making a queer racket and the lad was cutting a log with half the saw in the ground:001_rolleyes:

[Taupotreeman]

Didn't you know your average saw can be used for ploughing?

[Pete Mctree]

Have you all considered the difference between starting a cut one/two handed and finishing it one/two handed?

 

In my mind it is critical to understand where & when the highest incidence of accidents occour

[Dean Lofthouse]

I think the statistics are very mis-leading.

 

Chainsaw accidents will be lumped together whether they are ariel, ground, pro or diy.

 

Just like my mewp accident didn't attract the attention of the HSE because "no-one died". Although it was reported to them but very little detail was requested.

 

Your accident pete, was just that, an accident, it wasn't bad chainsaw use. Statistics should reflect this

[WoodED]

you could never lagitimise 1 handed use, as it would be like teaching peoplw how to speed when they are learning to drive.

 

If the current guidlines were followed IMHO the number of accidents cut l arm would plumbet massivley. every single year i see at least 3 people on a cource as they have unziped them selves and thought they better re-train/get trained.

 

the question about the bit of AFAG where it says only if you can preserve safe working ie 2 attach, and you cant get a decent work position is when one handed for that op should happen, by the very virtue of that description, it is a harder tree, and a novice should not be on the cource.

 

my thought

 

kev

 

yhh i agree

[Mesterh]

Has anyone thought of the complications and costs arising from bringing in another CS unit or additional advanced courses?

 

Would all employers have to get there staff on another course or risk not complying with there care of duty/insurance requirements etc.

 

Or is it just me being a tight git:blushing: