Chainsaw Safety & Hazard Awareness

Upon completion, participants will have a working knowledge of the requirements, guidelines, and procedures to operate and maintain chainsaws safely.

Topics include:

  • Operating hazards
  • Safety features
  • Maintenance requirements
  • Chain and bar features
  • Personal protective equipment
  • Fuelling and starting procedures
  • Handling and cutting techniques

 

A certificate of acheivment, wallet card and record of training for the employer will be provided to successful participants.

This is an awareness program only. There is no hands-on operating component to this program. Workers should receive additional training and supervision on the equipment they will be using by a competant chainsaw operator.