Document ID (ISN) | 105678 |
CIS number |
06-1048 |
Year |
2006 |
Convention or series no. |
HSE Booklet INDG317(rev1)
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Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
Title |
Chainsaws at work |
Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2006. 11p. Illus. 16 ref. |
Internet access |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg317.pdf [in English]
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Abstract |
This booklet provides advice on using portable, hand-held petrol-engine chainsaws at work. It is aimed at employers, the self-employed and those who control the use of work equipment. Topics include: fitness to operate a chainsaw; qualifications; young workers; health risks; training and competence; equipment selection; maintenance; personal protective equipment; lone working; first aid; safe working methods; tree felling; off-ground work. Replaces CIS 00-1577. |
Descriptors (primary) |
power-driven hand tools; United Kingdom; training material; safe working methods; chain saws |
Descriptors (secondary) |
tree felling; work in isolation; work at height; selection of equipment; safety guides; first aid; young persons; qualifications; preventive maintenance |
Document type |
C - Training manuals, audiovisual material |
Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
Subject(s) |
Machinery and tools
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Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
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Browse category(ies) |
Hand and portable tools OSH training
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