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OPERATION SAFETY - GENERAL
FELLING SAFETY
DON'T PUT YOURSELF IN THESE PosmoNs
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Check the wind---
Don't cutdown wind
Check the lean---
Don't cuton lean side
Check the balance--
Don't cuton weighted side
WARNING
i Look for decay and rot. If the trunkis rotted,it
can snap and falltowan:lthe operator.
Check for broken or dead branches whichcan
fall on youwhilecutting.
• Be extremelycautiouswith partiallyfallen trees
that may be poorly supported. When a tree
doesn'tfallcompletely,setthe sew aside and pull
down the tree with a cable winch, block and
taclde,or tractor.To avoidinjuw, donotcut down
a partiallyfallen tree withyour saw.
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