Chainsaws are one of the most useful, as well as, dangerous tools a worker can use. This seminar is designed to educate personnel who use a chainsaw. Topics of discussion will include safety, maintenance, use, and handling. Participants will gain an understanding of what contributes to accidents and how to avoid them. Demonstrations, including bucking and limbing, understanding compression and tension and dealing with spring poles will be a part of the day. As well as a defined 6 step plan to safely fell a tree. Developing skills and knowledge that reduce variables and mitigate risks associated with chainsaws and cutting techniques is the general theme of this course, and will be beneficial knowledge for any level of tree worker.
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Vermeer All Roads One Day Demonstration with North American Training Solutions:
Registration is at 7:00am
Day ends at 4:00pm
Seminars are held RAIN or SHINE
Bring lawn chair, hard hat, and safety glasses
Free Lunch is Provided Earn up to 6.5 ISA CEU's or CTSP CEU's
Course Topics: Job Safety Analysis, Emergency Planning, & PPE
Job Safety Analysis
P.P.E. (personal protective equipment) including inspection, fit, care and limitations
Planning and emergency response (Emergency Action Plan)
Hazard identification and mitigation
Chainsaw Safety, Starting, and Operations
6 safety features and ergonomic features of the modern chainsaw
Three-point contact starting, ground start and leg-lock
Chainsaw operation including body and hand positioning and chain brake use
Reactive forces and kick-back
Ergonomics, muscle skeletal disorders (MSD’s), and exercises
Technical Cutting & Tree Felling: 6-step Felling Plan
Tree felling hazards
Tree height and lean
Felling equipment and mechanical advantage systems
Escape route and the 90-15-5 rule
Face cut, felling sights and operator positioning
Back cuts, bore cuts, hinge wood
Wedges, trigger cut, bypass cut
Barberchairing
Limbing and Bucking
Bucking wedges, cant hooks
Compression, tension and avoiding bar pinch
Limbing and bucking techniques: sweep and lever
Spring poles: shave and accordion cuts
Chainsaw Maintenance
Fuels and Lubricants
Daily, weekly, monthly maintenance practices
Cutter tooth sharpening, depth gauge filing, files and guides
Air cleaner maintenance and chain tensioning
Guide bar edging, dressing, cleaning and leveling
Drive sprocket and needle bearing maintenance
Battery operated chainsaw highlight similarities and differences
Aerial Chainsaw Use
Safe work practices and standards around aerial chainsaw use
Work positioning and ergonomics of a chainsaw while climbing and in aerial lifts
Applicable Standards: This course meets the ANSI/ASSE Z490.1 Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training as well as ANSI Z133 and OSHA 1910.266.
Disclaimers: All seminars are demonstration only. For hands-on opportunities, please inquire with North American Training Solutions.
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