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2. Chainsaw safety features - Wikipedia

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   Most chainsaw safety features are focused on the kickback problem, and seek to either avoid it (chain and bar design), or to reduce the risk of injury should it occur (chain brakes). In addition to the safety features built into the chainsaw, operators should also wear specific chainsaw safety clothing .

3. Occupational Safety and Health Act (United States) - Wikipedia

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   The Act created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), an agency of the Department of Labor. OSHA was given the authority both to set and enforce workplace health and safety standards. [14] The Act also created the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission to review enforcement priorities, actions and cases ...

4. Chainsaw safety clothing - Wikipedia

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   The safety mitt also protects the operator's left hand in the same way as chainsaw safety gloves. The protection on the left hand mitt protects when the chain derails and jumps over the front handle. Most safety mitts have a protection class 0 (up to 16 m/s chain speed, see below), but there are mitts available covering class 1 (20 m/s chain ...

5. Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Wikipedia

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   The Bureau of Labor Standards of the Department of Labor has worked on some work safety issues since its creation in 1934. [4] Economic boom and associated labor turnover during World War II worsened work safety in nearly all areas of the United States economy, but after 1945 accidents again declined as long-term forces reasserted themselves. [5]

6. Woodworking safety - Wikipedia

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   Federal regulators are drawing up new standards for handling industrial and wood dust following a series of fires and explosions related to combustible dust. The Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America's Industrial Dust Task Force has been following the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on the new rules since October 2009. The goal ...

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   The town is in the midst of a 10-year plan to build a replacement dam 100 yards downstream that meets modern safety requirements, with $16.5 million in state funding and $238,070 in FEMA grants ...