Tree Cutting Materials

Protective Clothing

• The most basic type of safety equipment used while cutting trees is protective clothing. This type of equipment includes hard hats, chaps, gloves and boots. These items are fashioned with a variety of materials including leather, steel, plastic and Kevlar to provide protection from cuts and impacts. The latest equipment uses layered ballistic nylon and Kevlar to prevent running chainsaws from injuring the user.

Hearing Protection

• Chainsaws and other small-engine-powered cutting tools are capable of damaging the hearing of unprotected users. Earplugs and earmuffs are both common forms of hearing protection used for tree cutting. Earmuffs are often available as part of a total head protection system that incorporates earmuffs and a face mask into a hard hat.

Eye Protection

• Eye protection takes many forms ranging from face masks, to safety glasses or goggles. This type of equipment is designed to protect the user's eyes from the flying debris created by axes and chainsaws.

Rope

• Rope is frequently used during tree cutting to force cut limbs, branches and entire trees to fall in a particular direction. Heavy-duty nylon rope is typically used for this purpose due to its lighter weight, strength and resistance to fraying.