Stihl MS 462 Rescue Instruction Manual - Page 23
Chain Saw Kickback Standards, 6.2.3 Devices for Reducing the Risk of Kickback Injury
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6 Kickback and Other Reactive Forces location and angle of contact, the condition of the chain, and how quickly the chain is slowed or stopped, among other factors. - The type of bar and chain you use is an important factor in the occurrence and force of the kickback reaction. Some STIHL bar and chain types are designed to reduce kickback forces. - STIHL recommends the use of reduced kickback bars and low kickback chains. 6.2.2 Chain Saw Kickback Standards The following standards apply with respect to kickback: - § 5.11 of ANSI/OPEI B175.1 This standard, referred to as "the chain saw kickback standard" in this chapter, sets certain performance and design criteria related to chain saw kickback. To comply with the chain saw kickback standard: a) Chain saws with a displacement of less than 3.8 cu. in. (62 cm³): - must, in their original condition, meet a 45° computerderived kickback angle when equipped with certain cutting attachments; and - must be equipped with at least two devices to reduce the risk of kickback injury, such as a chain brake, low kickback chain, reduced kickback bar, etc. b) Chain saws with a displacement of 3.8 cu. in. (62 cm³) and above: - must be equipped with at least one device designed to reduce the risk of kickback injury, such as a chain brake, low kickback chain, reduced kickback bar, etc. The computer derived angles for chain saws below 3.8 cu. in. (62 cm³) displacement are measured by applying a computer program to test results from a kickback test machine. English WARNING ■ Compliance with the chain saw kickback standards does not mean that the bar and chain will rotate at most 45° in a real life kickback. ■ The computer-derived angles of the chain saw standards may bear no relationship to actual kickback bar rotation angles that may occur in a real life cutting situation. ■ Devices designed to reduce the risk of kickback injuries may lose some of their effectiveness when they are no longer in their original condition, especially if they have been improperly maintained. - Read and follow the safety precautions and instructions in this manual. - When working, always position the chain saw such that your body is clear of the cutting attachment and outside of the cutting plane. - Follow the maintenance and service instructions in this manual. ■ For the chain saw to meet the chain saw kickback standards, use only the following cutting attachments: - Compliant bar and chain combinations listed in "Combinations of Guide Bars and Saw Chains," @ 26; - Other replacement bar and chain combinations marked in accordance with the standards for use on the chain saw; or - Replacement chain designated "low kickback chain." 6.2.3 Devices for Reducing the Risk of Kickback Injury The STIHL Quickstop chain brake and STIHL's greenlabeled, reduced kickback bars and green-labeled, low kickback chains are designed to reduce the risk of kickback injury. 0458-787-8621-A 21