Rhode Island T2 Center • www.t2center.org

URI Transportation Center • Carlotti Admin. Building • 75 Lower College Road • Kingston, RI 02881 • (401) 874-7075

Chain Saw Safety ClassT2

Rhode Island

Technology Transfer

The primary purpose of Chain Saw Safety training is to provide awareness, enhance skills and identify potential risks. An additional goal is to assist employees with developing new skill-sets, helping to reduce injury and/or damage.

Topics include:1. Personal Protective Equipment – proper fit, use and care2. Chainsaw Safety Features – pre-cut checklist and chain break test 3. Starting technique and use of chain break during operation4. Maintenance – air filter, carburetor adjustment, chain filing, bar guide maintenance etc.5. Reactive forces – knowing the forces of a spinning chain, body position and stance6. Boring technique – hands on7. Notches, back-cuts and hinge wood – key to precise directional felling8. Hazard Assessment and management9. Cutting and/or felling plan – Assessing weighted leans, obstacles

and choosing an escape path – hands on10. Spring pole – removing stored energy safely – hands on11. Removing Limbs and bucking – proven techniques for a hazardous operation

Instructor: Jay WheelerSince the early 90’s Jay has trained just about every possible user, including professional loggers, high school forestry students, OSHA Inspectors and woodlot owners.

Use the form below to request a class and we will come to you. The class is limited to 10 people and a site with 6 – 8 trees to cut is required.

Participants should bring a lunch, chain saw, file, chaps, hardhat with face shield and hearing protection, gloves and sturdy boots.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chain Saw Safety Class Request Form

Name: _____________________________________________________________________ Municipality: ________________________________________________________________

Department: _____________________________ Job Title: __________________________

Phone: _____________________ Email: _________________________________________

To request a class: E-mail Jeff Cathcart at jcjci@cox.net or call (401) 368-4850.