John Rumm wrote:

ss wrote:

Does it make any difference from a safety point of view which side I
cut with [...] ?

If you are holding a traditional "right hander" saw with the chain bar
pointing away from you and vertical, then on the top of the bar the
chain will be moving away from you, and on the underside of the bar
toward you.

With mine held that way, there is a "chain catcher" on the underside.