Storm-Damaged Tree Cleanup Training

Storm-Damaged Tree Cleanup Training

Private Sector Only!!

DATE: Tuesday, March 26, 2019

TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

LOCATION: UGA Griffin Research and Education Garden, 129 Ellis Road, Griffin, GA 30223

Training presented by North American Training Solutions.

Eligibility Recommendations: Experienced chainsaw operators who are trained in basic chainsaw safety, use and maintenance. You should have prior chainsaw training, or considerable experience prior to this course.

Applicable Standards:. This course meets the ANSI/ASSE Z490.1 Criteria or Accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training as well as OSHA 1910.266 and ANSI Z133.

Important: Attendees must wear the following PPE: eye protection, head protection and ear protection.

Agenda:

• 9:00 - PPE
• 9:15 - The six-step fellling plan, escape route and the 1-15-90 rule
• 10:30 - Outdoor demonstration of topics below
• 12:00 - LUNCH
• 12:45 - Continue outdoor demonstration
• 3:00 - Complete Evauations and answer questions
• 3:30 - Class dismissed

Ropes, Knots, Hardware and Mechanical Advantage

• Rope use, care, factor of safety, bend radius, tensile strength and cycles to failure
• Connecting links, port-a-wrap, robe grabs use, care (advantages and limitations)
• Slings, knots and hitches, use, care and maintnenance
• Using wedges, pull lines, hand lines, cant straps, levers (advantages and limitations)
• Mechancial advantage using Z-rigs and fiddle blocks and winches/jacks

Hazard and Danger Tree Cutting and Falling

• Hazard and danger tree identification; leaners, snags, hangers, widow makers and decay
• Compression and tension and identifying and evaluating leans and loads
• Escape routes - the 5-15-90 rule
• Notch/hinge/cut release strategies that maximize control and safety
• Dealing with large diameter spring poles under various load factors (river, snow, ice)

Technical Cutting and Releasing Hung and Snagged Trees

• The six-step cutting plan
• Ergonomics, reactive forces and safety features
• Key notch, controlled kneehinge, mis-match/bypass cut and bore cut

Cost: $20.00 (for lunch)

CEU applied for.

Questions - Ellen Bauske, Center for Urban Agriculture at 770-233-5558 or ebauske@uga.edu.

Private Sector only!! Public Sector, please contact Ellen Bauske at 770-233.5558.