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Coroner says 'urgent' reforms are needed to help stop chainsaw-related deaths in Tasmania

Coroner Simon Cooper is urging new regulations for chainsaw purchasing and use. (ABC News)

A coroner has "urgently" recommended reform of chainsaw regulation in Tasmania, and criticised the lack of action from the government despite his repeated calls for changes.

Coroner Simon Cooper, in findings published on Thursday, said he had investigated eight deaths in five years associated with chainsaw use that were "avoidable in different ways".

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