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Power-fed mobile wood chippers

Operator protection at infeed chutes

Date of publication:
2013
ISBN:
N/A
Series code:
AIS38(rev1)

Download a free copy - AIS38 (PDF) [3]

This revised information sheet provides guidance for those working in arboriculture and forestry.

The leaflet outlines the protection needed for operators at the infeed chutes of power-fed mobile wood chippers and describes the types of guarding and protection devices available and their design, position and function.

It also covers training on how to feed wood chippers safely.

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