Chipper Operator Safety Workshop

TCIA’s Tree Care Academy Chipper Operator Specialist course is designed to train tree care crews in hazards, as well as accepted practices for brush chipper operation and other associated tasks.

10:30 – 11:00…..Registration

11:00 – 12:15…..Russell Tonning; Wood Chipper Safety

12:15 – 12:30……Break

12:30 – 1:30……Wood Chipper Safety

1:30 – 1:45 ……Break

1:45 – 2:30………Wood Chipper Safety

 2:30 – 3:00…… Emergency First Aid

This workshop is funded by the Arborist Safety Training Institute.  Sponsors include Piedmont Arborist Consultant LLC, Georgia Arborist Association, Upper Ocmulgee River RC&D Council, Gwinnett County Cooperative Extension Service, Georgia Forestry Commission, Gwinnett Technical College and Vermeer Tree Care.