Wearing chainsaw protective trousers when using a hand held chainsaw is a legal requirement and is now more or less accepted by responsible users as the correct and sensible thing to do. However, throughout the whole of the forestry and arboricultural industries, there seems to be a great lack of knowledge and understanding of the standards that chainsaw clothing must meet how garments should be maintaine...
For some, help may only be seconds away, but for many it's much longer. Severe bleeding can cause shock or death in less than 10 minutes. Moderate, prolonged bleeding can do the same.