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Re: chainsaw ad - where\'s the chaps!
MaNY YEars ago I read about a scientific study done, of all places, Scotland, about the effect of raising body core temps from wearing leg pro. They related body core temp to cognitive and physical ability.
In the test, which was hard to run because of Scotland's 'cool' weather. They took basic body data. Then the participants went through a series of tests. Sorta like putting blocks in cutouts---puzzle type things that physiologists have as standard use tests. They had verbal tests too. After suiting up and doing some work/excersises to elevate core temps they went through the same battery of tests.
Guess what? Even though the air temp wasn't as hot as most of us work in they did find an attention-getting loss of mental/physical aptitude.
I'm not arguing against wearing more safety gear. What I do want is to have scientific rather than emotional basis for adding more regulations.
Classic Truck,
IN post #211794 you mentioned three cuts.
#1 was a foot cut...not related to pant safety. Do you have cut resistant boots?
#2-What??? How can you be so close to a running saw? There are various rules of thumb and SOPs that set minimum approach distances in feet or multiples of bar length to keep people away from running saws.
#3-Would better body positioning made a difference? Second guessing is too easy and I try to stay away from that. When I started to be more aware of getting cut in the tree I changed my climbing and positioning to keep me further away from the cut/swing path of the saw and limbs. Moving to the left and side of any saw is a good plan but it isn't always possible.
MaNY YEars ago I read about a scientific study done, of all places, Scotland, about the effect of raising body core temps from wearing leg pro. They related body core temp to cognitive and physical ability.
In the test, which was hard to run because of Scotland's 'cool' weather. They took basic body data. Then the participants went through a series of tests. Sorta like putting blocks in cutouts---puzzle type things that physiologists have as standard use tests. They had verbal tests too. After suiting up and doing some work/excersises to elevate core temps they went through the same battery of tests.
Guess what? Even though the air temp wasn't as hot as most of us work in they did find an attention-getting loss of mental/physical aptitude.
I'm not arguing against wearing more safety gear. What I do want is to have scientific rather than emotional basis for adding more regulations.
Classic Truck,
IN post #211794 you mentioned three cuts.
#1 was a foot cut...not related to pant safety. Do you have cut resistant boots?
#2-What??? How can you be so close to a running saw? There are various rules of thumb and SOPs that set minimum approach distances in feet or multiples of bar length to keep people away from running saws.
#3-Would better body positioning made a difference? Second guessing is too easy and I try to stay away from that. When I started to be more aware of getting cut in the tree I changed my climbing and positioning to keep me further away from the cut/swing path of the saw and limbs. Moving to the left and side of any saw is a good plan but it isn't always possible.
