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Chainsaw Safety Workshop Presented in Navajo (ACTC)

  • August 11, 2017
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Highway 264 # 36A Window Rock, AZ 86515
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Arizona Community Tree Council Presents

FREE

  Chainsaw Safety Class
Presented in English & Navajo

This is a Half-Day of Demonstrational Training.


Friday, August 11, 2017

Time:  9:00am - noon

East Side of Nakai Hall (link to map)

Window Rock, Arizona

  


Registration Deadline July 28, 2017


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ISA CEUs Available


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Attendees will need to provide their own hearing and eye protection for the demonstrations. 



Chainsaw Safety Training

In this demonstrational /educational training, we will cover basic chainsaw maintenance, and a hard focus on safety, PPE, and safe work practices for using a chainsaw. All information in this training will stay within the guidelines of Ansi Z133 - 2012 requirements.



 Agenda:

Chainsaw Safety Maintenance GUTS

- Gear Side- All parts and safety features on the gear side of the chainsaw. Proper chain

tensioning, sprocket, bar inspection, oil pump, clutch cover, screw tensioning, etc.

- Under Side- All parts and safety features on the underside of the chainsaw.Tank flap, chain catcher, tank handle, nut tensioning, etc..

- Top Side- All parts and safety features on the top side of the chainsaw.

Spark plug, air filter, carburetor box, choke control, cylinder fins, chain break,

muffler, screw tensioning, etc

- Starter side- All parts and safety features on the starter side of the chainsaw.

Pull cord and handle, starter housing, screw tensioning, etc.

- Discuss Chain Sharpening tips

- Q&A of chainsaw maintenance

- Discuss chainsaw injuries & how they happen

Working with Chainsaw (Demonstrational)

- Proper PPE (personal protective equipment) when

operating a chainsaw

- Checking the chainsaw (safety features, bar, chain

sharpness and tensioning, lubricating, etc.)

- Proper approved Starting methods

- How to Safely deflood the chainsaw

- Reactive forces of the chainsaw

- 5 Part Plan to Tree Felling; target, hazards and

obstacles, calculating leans, method of cut, escape route.

- Limbing and Bucking (identify tension and compression

wood, ergonomic positioning, how to avoid kickback,

transporting a chainsaw, storage, and ripping vs bucking

- Fueling and Storage

Q&A Wrap up CEUs Handouts



Your ISA & PMD(formerly OPM) Certification Numbers are necessary for the CEU sign-in sheets.  To help us expedite your CEU submissions, please provide your certification numbers so we have on file. 


Go here to send us your certification numbers.





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