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What is your reason for using them over plastic? Just pollution or do you have a lot of woody shrubs?

Google confirms they are available here in New Zealand but I have only ever seen them in American YouTube videos.

Over here, you can’t just dictate tools. Health & Safety regulations and agencies use highly punitive measures to ensure employers do everything possible to avoid employee injury.

Even if you hurt yourself at home you are required to disclose who your employer is if you are claiming universal accident insurance.

I am sure they keep an eye on if employees of a particular organisation are having the same type of accident “at home”.

I think this is probably why they are uncommon.






Yes - The choice is dictated solely by the pollution.

I Can’t comment on the laws in New Zealand, but I live in California, which is, relatively, Progressive with worker protections.

The dangers associated with the Trimmer blades are a subset of the dangers associated with the chainsaws we (safely) use.




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