Categories: Safety Alerts, Health & Welfare Chainsaw work using ear defenders - avoid distraction FISA Safety Alert A reminder, you should not use ear defenders to play music /podcasts when undertaking chainsaw work. If ear defenders are used to play music or podcasts, risks in the surrounding environment /surrounding activity when using a chainsaw may not be heard, for example a co-worker trying to get your attention, a machine approaching into the risk zone, listening for wood movement when felling large diameter trees or in windblown operations. Print