The Cork Chapter, in co-operation with
Atkins on the Carrigrohane Road, held a chainsaw training evening at Oriel
House Hotel, Ballincollig, last week.
This was an excellent evening with the presentation made by the
Technical Manager of the Husqvarna main importers in Ireland.
To say it was anything less than excellent
would be doing it a disservice. We were
taken through the ‘secrets’ of properly sharpening the equipment as well as how
to use them as safely as possible.
Personal protection equipment (PPE) was available to view and examine
and was tested.
The success of the evening is confirmed by
the number of people who left with a new respect for this dangerous piece of
equipment and the number who promised themselves that they would no longer use
it without first fitting themselves out with the adequate PPE.