One Day Outline

8 hrs full course. $434.75 = $500
Maximum 10 participants
Chainsaw Safety & Cutting Techniques

One (1) - Day Module
Chainsaws are one of the most useful as well as dangerous tools a worker can use. This course is designed to
educate personnel who use a chainsaw about safety, maintenance, use and handling. Participants will gain an understanding in what contributes to accidents and how to avoid them.

Hands-on and practical work planning strategies, including bucking and limbing, understanding compression and tension and dealing with spring poles will be coached and practiced in this course.

Notching and back cutting will be introduced for small tree felling (trees of approximately six inches in diameter at standard height – 6” dsh).

There is a strong focus on personal safety, risk assessment and accident prevention.

Training and developing skills that reduce variables and mitigate risks associated with chainsaws and cutting techniques is the general theme of this course.

Tree Felling Risk Management, Emergency Planning and Personal Protective Apparel (PPA)
• Integrated risk assessment, work planning and communication
• Safety apparel: chainsaw protection, helmets, eyewear, footwear and hearing protection
• Fire prevention and emergency preparedness
 

Chainsaw Safety, Starting and Operations
• Safety 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, musculoskeletal disorders (MSD’s), and exercises
 

Technical Cutting & Small Tree Felling
• Systematic work planning
• Height, hazards, obstacles
• Escape routes and the 5-15-90 rule
• Face notches, back cuts and hinge wood
• Felling sights and operator positioning
 

Limbing and Bucking
• Bucking wedges, cant hooks
• Compression, tension and avoiding bar pinch
• Limbing and bucking techniques
• Spring poles, shave, tab and accordion cuts
 

Chainsaw Maintenance
• Daily, weekly, monthly maintenance practices, fuels and lubricants
• Air cleaner maintenance and chain tensioning
• Cutter tooth sharpening, depth gauge filing, files and guides
• Cutter bar edging, dressing, cleaning and leveling
• Drive sprocket and needle bearing maintenance
 

Please Note: All Black Rose Nation instructors retain the right to disallow a participant from participating in practical applications if the instructor discerns that the participant’s abilities are inadequate for the task to be performed.