Gravity Fed

[wicklamulla]

I think I can shed some light on this for you - I've recently done some extensive research on this - we are the UK importers of the European Haecksler chippers, even though these chippers are made in Europe and CE marked we still wanted to double check the safety regulations for the UK

 

I contacted HSE and BSI looking for legislation on compact drop feed chippers, I found plenty for power fed chippers but no specific guidelines for the CS100 or Haecksler type chippers except the BSI standards on safety guards and noise emissions and the broader covering PUWER regs

 

I have learned however that if a machine is made in the EU and has a CE mark on it, and has an instruction manual in English then its legal and safe to sell and to use.

 

any chipper is dangerous if you want to crawl inside it! The people you purchased the chipper from should be able to provide all the guidance you need - beware of anything from outside Europe - it could be fine..... but in order for the CE mark to be valid your supplier should have seen the evidence/research papers that support the Certificate or declaration of conformity,

 

HSE has some good guidance for the use of chippers on their website

there are extensive regs for power fed chippers, the link for this is below

 

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ais38.pdf

 

there are also regulations relating to safety guards on machinery, the in feed chute on a chipper is classed as a safety guard, the regs that cover this are available from BSI

 

BS EN ISO 13857:2008 safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper and lower limbs - british standards institution

 

These are just 2 of the regulations that Suppliers and Manufacturers are responsible for complying with, there are several more but its not really your responsibility to check these, they are liable if they supplied you the machine and its not safe

 

providing you've got a risk assessment in place all the proper PPE and the machine was supplied by a reputable distributor then you should be fine, if in any doubt check with a local freelance health and safety advisor who will be able to advise you on your personal responsibility and where that ends.

 

any more info you need feel free to call me on 07836 285541 or 01621 892907

 

regards

 

Jim Upson

 

Ahhhh hello Jim, my mate in Somerset has just bought one of yer chippers and we'll both be testing it out next week !

[Vespasian]

Ahhhh hello Jim, my mate in Somerset has just bought one of yer chippers and we'll both be testing it out next week !

 

Post a review after you've had a go... I was thinking of getting one of these little chippers, but have to wait on finances improving first..

 

But its a choice of this chipper and a CS100 or Joe Bue thingy

[wicklamulla]

Post a review after you've had a go... I was thinking of getting one of these little chippers, but have to wait on finances improving first..

 

But its a choice of this chipper and a CS100 or Joe Bue thingy

 

 

will do Vespasian. i've got the 14HP Greenmech GMR100 (fore runner to the CS100) so i'll compare the Haecksler to that.

[jimupson]

Hi Wicklamulla

 

Glad to hear you got yourselves a Haecksler, let me know what you think

most people are surprised how well they work

if anyone needs any more info I'm on 07836 285541

regards

Jim