A review of log splitter safety

✍ Scribed by G.M. Owen; A.G.M. Hunter

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 834 KB
• Volume: 17
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0925-7535
• DOI: 10.1016/0925-7535(93)90020-e

✦ Synopsis

A wide range of log splitters is used in the UK, most of them are imported . This means an increase in the number of accidents with these machines caused mainly by bad design and incorrect use . Twenty-eight log splitters were investigated and many were demonstrated in use . The hazard areas were discussed with the operators and noted . A small number of reported accident cases are also studied. A summary of the main hazards involving the use and misuse of log splitters has been drawn up to aid future design and safe operations .