Abstract: A method and apparatus for enhancing safety in operating a brush chipper. A remote-enabled warning light flashes any time the brush chipper may be operated via a wireless remote control module. Workers on the ground are thereby notified the functions of the brush chipper may be changed in a manner not evident from their vantage point. Additionally, for remote operation to be enabled, two switches must both be in a remote-enable position and a feed control bar must be in neutral. Any change in these aspects will remove control from the remote module and make the machine controllable only at the controls on the brush chipper.