Reducing Kickback of Portable Combustion Chain Saws and Related Injury Risks: Laboratory Tests and Deductions

• Autorzy: Dąbrowski A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Portable chain saws are still very dangerous machines. Reduced prices of these machines mean they are widely available to people who like DIY (do it yourself) and professionals. Kickback of chain saws is extremely dangerous for the operator. This paper discusses the results of laboratory investigations of combustion chain saws. The tests were conducted on a standardized kickback test stand and covered the course of kickback, its energy, angle and duration. The results showed that during the contact of a saw chain with wood, the first to appear was the process of wood cutting, which absorbed 90–95% of the reduced energy of the cutting system. The greater the absorbed energy, the smaller the kickback angle. Wood cutting work is particularly influenced by proper chain tension, the use of chains with anti-kickback links, guide bars with sliding endings and a quickly activated chain brake.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

chainsaw; kickback; saw chain; kickback energy; kickback angle; safe use; wood cutting

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: Vol. 18, No. 3
• Strony: 399--417
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 27 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Dąbrowski A.

• Central Institute of Labour Protection – National Research Institute (CIOP-PIB), Poland

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