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Chain Saw Safety


Your chain saw is only as good as your cutting system (saw chain, guide bar, and drive sprocket). They function as a team while doing the actual work of cutting wood and therefore must be maintained as a team.


A properly maintained saw chain, guide bar, and drive sprocket will provide excellent cutting performance. An improperly maintained saw chain will cause damage to the guide bar and drive sprocket, will cut poorly, and will create potential safety hazards.


This manual addresses the maintenance of only OREGON® manufactured saw chains, guide bars, and drive sprockets. For information on maintenance and operation of your chain saw, refer to your chain saw’s operator’s manual or contact your local chain saw dealer.


Important Safety Message Safety Symbol


This safety symbol is used to highlight safety messages. When you see this symbol, read and follow the safety message to avoid severe personal injury.


Warning


All saw chain can kick back, which can lead to dangerous loss of control of the chain saw and result in serious injury to the chain saw operator or bystanders. Follow all instructions in your chain saw operator’s manual and in this booklet for proper use and maintenance of your chain saw’s cutting chain, guide bar, and drive sprocket.


Guard Against Chain Saw Kickback • Know your personal level of chain saw experience.


• Know your saw chain.


If you do not have experience and specialized training for dealing with chain saw kickback, then OREGON® urges you to use only low-kickback saw chains.


What is Kickback? Kickback is the violent backward and/or upward motion of the chain saw guide bar occurring when the saw chain near the nose or tip of the guide bar contacts any object, such as another log or branch, or when the wood closes in and pinches the saw chain in the cut.


Avoiding Kickback Injury Kickback Awareness 1. Be alert at all times to guard against a possible kickback reaction. Always be aware of the position of your guide bar’s nose.


2. Different models of saw chain are available for most cutting tasks. Use the saw chain, suitable for your type of cutting, with the lowest kickback potential.


Potential kickback situation


3. Narrow-nose guide bars such as our Double Guard® guide bars are recommended for maximum kickback safety.

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