Wood Chipper Safety: Infeed Chutes, Stop Bars & Safe Feeding

Power-fed mobile wood chippers can pull an operator into the infeed rollers in a fraction of a second. Based on HSE information sheet AIS38, this course explains how infeed chutes and protection devices are designed to keep people out of reach, how to check them, how to feed material safely, and how to control noise.

This course gives general awareness of wood chipper safety based on HSE guidance. It is not a substitute for practical training on the specific machine, the manufacturer’s instructions or your employer’s risk assessment.