Large Woody Debris

[Andy Collins]

Good to see you have your feet out of the mud now Charlie:001_smile:

[log supplier]

nice pictures.. wheres your glove(s)?

i no the gloves can be slippery and hard to feel the throttle

better to be safe than sorry

 

 

 

[Mark Bolam]

Interesting stuff!

 

Priced a job for the EA about 3 years ago cutting stuff like that out of streams!

 

Be good if you can post some follow up pics in the autumn.

[madmatt]

gloves can pose more of danger than a benefit when working in water. They make handling a saw and operating the controls akward. I work in rivers a lot and rarely use chainsaw gloves some times the the thin rubber grip glove but never chainsaw gloves.

 

If you think about a modern chainsaw both hands are well protected. its all about calculated risks.

[log supplier]

gloves can pose more of danger than a benefit when working in water. They make handling a saw and operating the controls akward. I work in rivers a lot and rarely use chainsaw gloves some times the the thin rubber grip glove but never chainsaw gloves.

 

If you think about a modern chainsaw both hands are well protected. its all about calculated risks.

 

just thought id point out a little safety,the gloves are a pest i must admit..

i always were at least1... if and when a chain snaps...ooouuuch:scared1:

[Charlieh]

the gloves are the same place as my chainsaw protective boots and life jacket............

 

 

in the truck, my risk assesment for the job indicated why i dont have either on, as i feel that chainsaw boots would be imposible to carry out the work in as some of the places i was wading in were above waist deep, i was working with 5 other people on site so i felt the life jacket was not required, the only gloves i would consider are the neoprene ones for this work, with the fingers tips cut off

 

Matt how do you go on with PPE and drysuit? regarding footware specifically

[madmatt]

Matt how do you go on with PPE and drysuit? regarding footware specifically

 

My drysuit was a hand-me-down from my old chargehand, it was specially made for him and has chainsaw wellies attached! cost 900quid new! I don't wear it that often hence why we can't justify getting me a new one at the moment. Getting Hiflex on under it is hard. I usually wear it if cutting stood in the bed when the water is over waist height as the splashes are enough to soak me through. Like you I assess every job on its own merits before inssiting on life jackets.

[Charlieh]

am i correct in thinking that you are actually supposed to do special training for using a drysuit, or am i just thinking of diving? i know on my diving training im not allowed to use a drysuit, just thought i remember some ea mates saying they had training in wearing them?

[madmatt]

am i correct in thinking that you are actually supposed to do special training for using a drysuit, or am i just thinking of diving? i know on my diving training im not allowed to use a drysuit, just thought i remember some ea mates saying they had training in wearing them?

 

I don't know about a drysuit specific course. But we covered using a drysuit on the 2 day waterside safety course. Though different areas do different training some times!

[SJH]

good job and cool pics:001_smile: looks very intresting job