Logging & Chainsaw Safety
These fact sheets were originally prepared by Mike Bolin (retired UI Extension) for the Illinois Pro Logger Training Series and Soren Erikkson's Game of Logging™ training program presented by Tim Ard.
- The Back Cut
- Carburetor Tune-Up
- Reducing Down Time
- The Felling Plan
- Saw's Reactive Forces
- Setting Up The Hinge
- Limbing and Bucking
- Open Face Notch & Sight Line
- Fiber Pull & Splitting
- Considering Side Lean
- Small Tree Felling
- Managing Spring Poles
- Starting Your Saw
- The Dreaded Tooth Parts
- Use of the Wedge in Logging
Useful Links
- Game of Logging
- Forest Applications Training, Inc.
- Timber Resources, LLC.
- The Forest Resources Association, Logging, and Transportation Safety
- US Dept. of Labor, Logging Safety and Health Tips
