26 Tips for Weed Eater Safety

93 Comments Published by Ben on April 5, 2009.

Weed eater safety is a serious problem. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimated that in 1989, about 4,600 injuries were treated by emergency departments as a result of weed eater use. One third of these injuries were eye injuries.

Hopefully you won't get hurt as a result of running your teen lawn service. However, the following 26 tips can help you to keep your body intact.

Weed Eating Safety Tips

1. Wear thick boots while weed eating to protect your feet.

2. Wear eye and ear protection. (Remember those ONE THIRD being eye injuries?)

3. Read the operating manual for your weed eater.

4. Wear long pants to protect your legs.

5. Before beginning to cut vegetation, clear the trimming area stones, sticks, wire, and other debris prior to weed eating.

6. Use a fire-safe muffler in dry conditions.

7. Wear relatively tight-fitting clothing and tie back your long hair-- loose clothing and long hair can get caught in the moving parts of a weed eater.

8. Cut the engine and disconnect the spark plug wire when making repairs and modifications to the weed eater.

9. Wear shoes with good traction so you don't slip and lose control of your weed eater.

10. Wear work gloves while using/working on the weed eater to protect your hands.

11. Make sure to use the correct fuel mixture if the weed eater is gas powered.

12. Wait until the engine is cooled down before putting gas in the weed eater.

13. Stop the weed eater abruptly if someone comes within 30 to 60 feet of you because weed eaters can fling debris violently, up to 30 feet.

14. Be sure your weed eater does not have loose belts or ineffective guards.

15. Periodically check your weed eater for damage or wear.

16. Permit the weed eater's engine to return to idle speed when you are not actually trimming.

17. Keep the weed eater's cutting part beneath waist height.

18. Only allow the blade to rotate as fast as it needs to in order to cut your objective vegetation.

19. Start the engine on firm ground in an open place, holding the weed eater with two hands while having good balance and footing.

20. After use, secure the weed eater in order to avoid gas spillage and or damage when moving the unit.

21. Don't allow grass and other debris to pile up on the weed eater because this accumulation is a fire hazard.

22. After use, make sure the trimmer tool is shielded with the carrying guard.

23. Also after use, allow the engine to idle down for a few minutes so it can cool off.

24. Stop the engine prior to setting the weed eater down.

25. Don't wear headphones if you are weed eating near a road.

26. Don't try to do any mechanical work on the weed eater when it is running.

Like I said in my lawn mowing safety post, just use common sense. Don't do anything dangerous that could hurt you or anybody else. Well then, good luck on running a safe and successful teen lawn care!

Further Reading:
http://www.hoosieruplands.org/NurseArticles/LAWNSAFE.pdf
http://www.securityworld.com/ia-418-weed-trimmers-can-throw-objects-and-injure-eyes.aspx
http://tiny.cc/diusl

Labels: Equipment, Spring/Summer

# Anonymous April 20, 2009 at 4:26 PM

Hi There!
Thought I would post and let you know that I just bought a propane powered weed eater, and it's fantastic! I really appreciate your tips, and wanted to share my experience with this propane powered weed eater. It's called the LEHR eco-trimmer (www.golehr.com if anyone is interested) and it seems a lot safer and way more efficient than the gas powered ones!
# Ben April 20, 2009 at 4:36 PM

Well, I just checked out the LEHR site, and the propane weed eater seems pretty interesting to me. Perhaps propane is the future-- until, of course, I hope they are able to make a cheaper, more efficient battery powered one. Pretty exciting!
# Ceramicnow June 13, 2009 at 6:19 AM

Even though these tips are like you said common sense it is really great that you listed them. I am constantly surprised at the number of people who do not think use common sense to approach any type of job. Keep up the good work and good luck with your business.
# Ben June 13, 2009 at 5:32 PM

Thanks for the encouraging comments Cermicnow! Common sense is "common"-- but, there are always those rare cases of people without it. And, people sometimes forget to utilize it. So, emphasizing safety is very important.
# Logan Graham July 11, 2009 at 9:53 PM

Great post; since i'm starting my business, and I haven't gotten that great at weed-eating yet, could you maybe post some tips on how to be a better weed whacker?
# Ben July 19, 2009 at 11:56 AM

Hey Logan, thanks for commenting! Right now I'm adding that post idea (which is great, thanks!) to my drafts, and will write it in a bit.

Thanks for the comment, Logan!
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