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Be safe, Reg.

Accountability on an emotional level is one thing and as an employer is quite different. If I still had employees, they would follow the regulations to legal definitions. That means if the regulations had latitude they would be allowed to use it. Doing it any other way just doesn't make sense...

The reason that you will not hear opinions on legality vs function discussed is that the former leaves little to discuss. If you have laws in your area that prohibit you or your employees from using it, there is not much that can be said. It is the number one argument against its use and it is...

No, not a joke but it did sound like a rhetorical question. If you do not abide the law and something goes wrong because of it, you could reasonably expect to be held liable. That has very little to do with whether or not one handing a chainsaw is an acceptable practice amongst...

I gotta ask, is that a serious question? When speaking about what is legally required, there is no question. They are in writing and compliance or lack is easily verified. That, however, is not proof that the outlawed activity deserves to be. I would submit some of the well thought out...

I couldn't agree more! I actually find it ludicrous that this technique has been singled out and damned. Can anyone even count the number of things that will maim or kill us in this line of work? To not teach or discuss one-handed chainsaw use because "they might get hurt if they use it" is...

Thanks for taking the time to make this video, Reg. I also would like to think that I am some level above "dummy". My entire career has been done with ambidextrous, one-hand chainsaw use. That is, after all why the top handle was introduced, as you say. Now I don't make every cut with one...