USFS offering class for chain saw certification
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is offering a chain saw sawyer course June 16-17.
The course provides introduction to the function, maintenance and safe use of chain saws. The classroom session on Saturday will cover safety standards, appropriate use and function of personal protective equipment, saw maintenance, sharpening, and troubleshooting.
The Sunday field session will be entirely hands-on. Class attendees should be comfortable using power equipment, be physically capable of operating the saws, and be committed to active participation.
Contact Jacob Quinn to sign up or for more information — jmquinn@fs.fed.us or (530) 543.2609.
Current first aid and CPR are required for this certification, or participants must be able to document enrollment in an upcoming first aid/CPR course.
Isn’t this class also being offerd by a certain gentleman in Texas?
Is this s212?
Is tree felling and bucking or bucking only?
What is length of certification?
Is recertification also offered?
Instead this class, why don’t they bring a loggers competition to town,” show all the greens how use a saw”!
I sure like to see some the local boys that charge a arm and a leg for small trees removable, show us how good they are without a Crane.