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    Safety Update: Industry Statistics and What we can Do About Them, Cordage & SRT

    • April 07, 2017
    • 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
    • 543 Elliott Trail, Mansfield, GA 30055
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    Safety Update: Industry Statistics and What we can Do About Them, Cordage & SRS (Stationary Rope System)

    Agenda

    8:00am-9:30am Power Point and Open Discussion;

    • Safety Update: Industry Statistics and What We Can Do About Them

    9:45am-12:00noon Education and Demonstration in SRS Application

    • Associated Equipment and Terminology (anchors, friction devices, friction cordage, rope)
    • “SRS” specific safety considerations; Ergonomics, force vectors, equipment compatibility,
    • pre-climb assessment

    12:00-12:30pm Break/Lunch

    12:30pm-4:00pm Education and Demonstration Cont.

    • Compare and contrast;
      • Safety Considerations cont.
      • SRS and its many forms; ascent, hybrid (combined MRS & SRS), integrated ascentand work positioning systems
      • moving rope systems vs. stationary rope systems explore advantages and disadvantages
      • Open discussion and as time allows; redirects, limb walk MRS
    • Why Safety Matters; Industry performance-We are struggling!!! “Can we stay in business if
      • we do not self-correct?” “How can we recruit the next generation of arborists when we are
      • scaring off the best candidates?”

    3:30 Questions and End of Session

    Program Facilitator-Corey Shepard-CTSP-Davey Tree Expert Co.  Working arborist since 1999.  BS Forestry-UMASS Amherst.  ISA Cert. Arborist since 2003 (PD-1510A).  Chapter Climbing Champion-2007, represented the Penn-Del chapter at the ITCC.  Regional Safety Specialist-supporting operations in safety program enhancement, implementation and education.  

    Cost (includes lunch):
    TCC Competitors: No Cost
    All Others : $25
    6. 5 ISA CEU 

    Georgia Arborist Association


    Email:  info@georgiaarborist.org
    Phone:  (404) 913-1422
    Address:  GAA ~ P.O. Box 2516, Decatur GA 30031

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