18 Feb 2020 Categories: Safety Bulletins Chain shot - Speed of a Bullet FISA Safety Bulletin Chain shot is the high velocity separation and ejection of a piece or pieces of cutting chain from the end of a broken chain in mechanised timber harvesting. Chain shot exposes both machine operators and bystanders to a risk of serious injury or death. Chain shot typically occurs near the drive end of the cutting system but can also come from the bar tip area. Documents to download FISA Safety Bulletin - Chain shot - Feb 2020.pdf(.pdf, 649.28 KB) Previous Article FISA Guidance on Managing Health and Safety in Forestry Next Article Tilhill Forestry - Safety Assurance Bulletin - February 2020 Print
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