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ANSI OPEI B175.1 Outdoor power equipment - Internal combustion engine-powered hand-held chain saws - Safety and environmental requirements

RegSenseEnforcement and Audits - OSHAWelding and CuttingEnforcement and Audits - OSHASafety & HealthAmerican Petroleum Institute (API)General Industry SafetyConsensus StandardsIndustry Consensus StandardEnglishFocus AreaWelding and CuttingUSA

This standard covers portable, hand-held, gasoline-powered chain saws that are used primarily in cutting wood. Among other things, it requires that chain saws be used according to manufacturer’s instructions in the owner’s manual.

Current edition

  • ANSI/OPEI B175.1-2012 (and A1-2014) Outdoor Power Equipment - Internal Combustion Engine-Powered Hand-Held Chain Saws - Safety and Environmental Requirements

Incorporation by reference

The following editions have been incorporated by reference (IBR) into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR):

IBR approved for Overview of requirements IBR approved edition
29 CFR 1910.266(e)(2)(i) Employers must ensure that each chain saw placed into initial service after the effective date of 1910.266 is equipped with a chain brake and otherwise meets the requirements of the ANSI B175.1-1991 ‘‘Safety Requirements for Gasoline-Powered Chain Saws”.   ANSI B175.1-1991 Safety Requirements for Gasoline-Powered Chain Saws.

How to purchase

Standards are available for purchase from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), see webstore.ansi.org, and from the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), see www.opei.org.

['Enforcement and Audits - OSHA', 'Welding and Cutting']
['Welding and Cutting', 'Enforcement and Audits - OSHA']
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