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Bucking, Brushing, and Limbing
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Follow these basic steps:
- Never buck a tree that is considered unusually dangerous.
- Consider bucking hazards, including overhead hazards.
- Anticipate the log's reaction when it is severed.
- Select the bucking cut location very carefully.
- Beware of other logs, branches, or rocks immediately behind the area where you are bucking, brushing, or limbing for possible kickback potential or rocking of the chain.
- Remember that touching any object with the tip of the chain and bar can cause a kickback.
- Know where the tip of the bar is at all times.
Personal Protective Equipment
The following PPE is recommended for brushing and brush piling:
- Hardhat.
- Eye protection.
- Hearing protection (85 dB and above).
- Long-sleeved shirt.
- Gloves.
- Leather lace-up boots with 8-inch (204 mm) minimum tops and nonskid soles.
- Clothing and equipment for chain saw use as set out in previous section.
Standard procedures for brushing and brush piling
- Keep cutting tools sharp. Guard or sheath tools when carrying them.
- Exercise caution when: climbing or descending cut banks along roadways; moving across steep side slopes, wet grass, downed brush, snow cover, and downed timber; moving through heavy brush or low branches.
Personal Protective Equipment
PPE recommended for roadside and land clearing includes:
- Industry-approved hardhat.
- Gloves.
- Face and eye protection.
- Hearing protection (85 dB and above).
- Leather boots with 8-inch (204 mm) minimum tops and nonskid soles.
Safety Practices
- Follow the manufacturer's recommendations for machine use.
- Review safety-handling recommendations for chain saw operation.
- Inspect all equipment before use.
- Monitor equipment during use.
- Turn off machines before inspecting them.
- Provide guard(s) to protect equipment operators from cut or flying debris.
- Make sure everyone involved in the site clearing operation agree on an appropriate distance to be maintained during the cutting operation.
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