wearing a filter facemask when chainsawing

[forestgough]

Any evidence that a regular chainsaw operative should use a basic mask to protect the respiratory system.

[felixthelogchopper]

I use one when I'm chipping London Plane or ringing up a lot of timber on the log pile. Seems to keep a lot of crap out of my nose.

[Mesterh]

London Plane:thumbdown:

 

Yes a good idea if they are in leaf.

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Any evidence that a regular chainsaw operative should use a basic mask to protect the respiratory system.

 

Never observed this, i.e. with a filter face-mask (for chain-sawing), but have seen, and used, dust-masks particularly when lots of cross-cutting / logging etc on dry, still days n confined or enclosed sites.

 

Filter-face masks are not uncommon for those having to chip LP in summer...terrible job to be avoided, i.e. work the trees when dormant.

 

End of day its down to 'risk assessment' process to determine appropriate PPE / RPE.

 

Cheers..

Paul

[Darrin Turnbull]

http://www.toolpost.co.uk/pages/Health___Safety/Respirators/respirators.html

I've never tried it mind

[Fin]

From real life studies, a great percentage of chainsaw operatives who do not wear filter facemasks end up suffering from Farmer's Lung. This is a serious allergic disease caused by inhaling dust from moldy hay, straw or grain. It's symptoms include chronic coughing and increased shortage of breath.

[Mark Bolam]

Is that not from smoking weed?

[SteveA]

From real life studies, a great percentage of chainsaw operatives who do not wear filter facemasks end up suffering from Farmer's Lung. This is a serious allergic disease caused by inhaling dust from moldy hay, straw or grain. It's symptoms include chronic coughing and increased shortage of breath.

 

Wouldn't that be from handling mouldy woodchip ~ rather than getting it from using a chainsaw for felling, crosscutting logs, etc?

 

I had Farmers Lung last year and it ain't nice. Have been fine when using the chainsaw and I don't wear a mask.

cheers, steve

[felixthelogchopper]

Is that not from smoking weed?

 

No, it's from not using Aspen.

[oldwoodcutter]

I have no scientific evidence, but from personal experience when i am cross cutting hardwood all day and wearing a mask, i dont cough and wheeze so much as when i didnt bother.

A friend was watching me cutting cord,couple of years ago, and said how i looked to be completely engulfed in a dust cloud, which i hadnt realised, being in the zone.

As an aside, i wear one when splitting on still dry days now too,and feel the better for it.