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  1. SeanKroll

    What boots and gloves do you wear when chainsawing on the ground?

    I accept the risks. I'm not covered by W/C. I think that "I wasn't trying to get hurt.?!" and "I WAS TRYING NOT to get hurt!!" are worlds apart. I see people take stupid risks and choices all the time, but not at my jobsites. Unfortunately, my employee wasn't trying to get hurt walking on...
  2. SeanKroll

    What boots and gloves do you wear when chainsawing on the ground?

    I would just have to stay home if I was to layer up every piece is PPE. I'm way, way more concerned about a chainsaw in the upper body, 120' up, or falling 120' to a very fast stop. When I worked at State Parks, we had defense from a saw under our control, but no ppe to prevent getting crushed...
  3. SeanKroll

    What boots and gloves do you wear when chainsawing on the ground?

    I don't follow your thought, exactly?
  4. SeanKroll

    What boots and gloves do you wear when chainsawing on the ground?

    My work rules in order of importance... 1. I don't get hurt. 2. Employees and others (custy, peds) don't get hurt. 3. No near-misses 4. No tools get lost 5. Get some productive work done. I can't figure out any accident that will be cost effective.
  5. SeanKroll

    What boots and gloves do you wear when chainsawing on the ground?

    First, curious between your two countries. Why toe pro if not foot pro? Why front of leg pro, but not back? Why leg pro but no arm pro? Why arm pro but no neck pro? It's hard to know how many lines of defense to put up before, and including PPE? PPE IS THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE. Too many...
  6. SeanKroll

    What boots and gloves do you wear when chainsawing on the ground?

    Mick, do you mean Kevlar- lined and steel-toe, as a proper boot? If you're felling and bucking with a long bar, PNW production logging style, I imagine it's easy to cut your foot. personally, I don't find myself getting into dicey toe positions, unlike walking a suspended log, limbing in a...
  7. SeanKroll

    What boots and gloves do you wear when chainsawing on the ground?

    What happens if you don't?
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