UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) —Many people will go to the
woods this hill to saw firewood
and severe! may be Injured or
killed in chain saw accidents, says
an expert in Penn State’s College
of Agricultural Sciences.
“Trained, professional chain
saw operators use proper personal
protective equipment, well
maintained modem chain saws and
appropriate safety procedures to
keep themselves and their co
workers at minimum risk of acci
dent or injury,” said Lee Stover,
research assistant in the School of
Forest Resources.
Stover, who teaches chain saw
safety, says that people who use
chain saws infrequently can be at a
high risk of incurring a chain saw
related accident. “Occasional
users are much less likely tohavea
well-maintained saw and personal
protective equiment. They probab
ly have not had safety training and
lack the skills needed to reduce
chain saw hazards.
“One of my biggest concerns is
that occasional users may not rec
ognize the hazards in a cutting situ
ation until they experience them,”
he says. “This may be too late. Pro
fessional users are trained to
understand the hazards associated
with the chain saw itself and can
analyze the hazards in an area
before starting to cut”
A key hazard of chain saw use is
kickback. “If the chain on the
upper quadrant of the tip of the
guide bar touches an object such as
another log or branch, the saw can
suddenly jerk backward and
upward,” Stover says.
‘To help avoid kickback, one
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should always be aware of the pos
ition of the lip of the guide bar and
keep it away from all objects.
Tor a better understanding of
how to operate chain saws safely,
study one of the modem chain saw
safety manuals available from
many major chain saw manufac
turers.” Stover says. “Check with
your local dealer or distributor.”
Common safety recommenda
tions for chain saws include:
Grip the saw firmly with
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UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
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requiring all packages of ground
or Chopped meat and poultry pro
ducts to have tables outlining safe
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reaching consumers,” says Dr.
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College of Agricultural Sciences.
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ensure safety by properly handling
and cooking raw animal
products.”
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people in the United States who
contract foodbome illnesses each
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both hands when die engine is run
ning. Keep the right hand on the
rear handle and the left hand on the
front handle, with thumbs and fin
gers encircling the handles. This
helps to maintain control in the
event of kickback. Keep the hand
les dry, clean and free of oil or fuel.
Make sure your cutting area
is free from obstructions. Do not
let the nose of the guide bar contact
a log, branch or any other object
Cut at high engine speeds.
—Do not overreach or cut
above shoulder height
year, about 9,000 die. Most of
these deaths can be avoided if peo
ple follow safe food-handling
procedures.
Hamburger is particularly at
risk for carrying a strain of bacter
ia known as E. coli 0157;H7. In
January 1993, three children died
and more than 400 people became
ill after eating undercooked
ground beef contaminated with E.
coli 0157:H7 bought at a fast-food
restaurant in Washington state.’
“It’s important to take all possi
ble precautions because even a
tiny amount of fecal material con
taining this microorganism can
contaminate a whole batch of
ground beef,” says Knabel.
“Those handling and cooking raw
meat, fish and poultry products
should assume these foods are
contaminated with bacteria even
though they may not be contami
nated. Cooking ground beef until
the center of the meat is gray or
brown and the juices run clear will
help insure that the meat is safe to
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Do not operate a chain saw
when you are fatigued.
Use safety footwear, snug
fitting clothing, protective gloves,
and eye. hearing and head protec
tion. Do not start cutting undl you
have secure footing and a planned
path to retreat from the falling tree.
Use extreme caution when
cutting small brush and saplings.
These may catch on the saw chain
and be whipped toward you or pull
you off balance.
Keep bystanders, especially
eat”
Symptoms of foodbome illness
may include stomach pain, nause
a, vomiting, diarrhea, headaches
and fever. In healthy adults, these
symptoms usually last only a day
or two. But die elderly, infants,
pregnant women and people with
impaired immune systems can
develop serious complications.
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Children and domestic animals, out
of the wok area.
Do not operate a damaged or
improperly adjusted chain saw. Be
sure the chain stops moving when
the throttle control trigger is
released.
Follow the manufacturer's
sharpening and maintenance
instructions. Only use replacement
bars and chains specified by the
manufacturer. Occasional users
should ask for reduced kickback
bars and low kickback chains.
For further information about
safe handling and cooking of ham
burgers and other animal pro
ducts, call the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Meat and Poultry
Hotline, at (800) 535-4555 week
days Cram 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Resi
dents in the Washington D.C.,
area may call (202) 720-3333.
1994
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