CSRA Arborscapes

On-the-job Training

• Adhere to ANSI and employer safety standards for all work.
  • Inspect, maintain and use the appropriate personal protective equipment.
  • Inspect, maintain and use the appropriate tool, equipment or vehicle.
  • Assess trees for defects and hazards.
  • Establish and maintain safe work sites and zones.
  • Demonstrate safety practices unique to working aloft.
  • Comply with federal and state occupational safety and health regulations.
• Identify common trees and shrubs in the employer’s region.
  • Deciduous
  • Evergreen
• Perform rigging on the ground and aloft.
  • Determine the removal plan.
  • Estimate the maximum load weight based on equipment available.
  • Install and use a rigging system to lower the load directly to the ground.
  • Install and use a rigging system to move the load laterally.
• Access trees safely.
  • Determine the removal plan.
  • Estimate the maximum load weight based on equipment available.
  • Install and use a rigging system to lower the load directly to the ground.
  • Install and use a rigging system to move the load laterally.
  • Position to work aloft.
  • Maneuver safely through canopy; avoid electrical and other hazards.
  • Properly retrieve and stow all gear and equipment.
• Operate a chain saw on the ground and aloft, and perform field maintenance.
  • Safely start and control the chain saw.
  • Perform brush cutting.
  • Perform felling.
  • Perform limbing and bucking.
  • Cut wood under tension and compression.
  • Perform removal cuts.
  • Perform pruning cuts.
  • Safely secure and transport the chain saw.
  • Perform field maintenance.
• Operate a chipper.
  • Prepare brush and wood.
  • Position the chipper.
  • Chip brush and wood.
• Prune trees and shrubs from the ground and aloft, according to ANSI A300
  • Perform pruning cuts using the appropriate hand tools and pole tools.
  • Perform a correct branch reduction cut.
  • Perform a correct branch removal cut.
  • Accurately prune without cutting into the collar or branch bark ridge.
  • Accurately prune when there is a narrow angle of branch attachment.
  • Prune using a 3-cut method to avoid damage and tearing.
  • Perform pruning of shrubs.
• Prune trees and shrubs from the ground and aloft, according to ANSI A300.
  • Interpret an ANSI A300 pruning specification, and to convert the specification into a work order.
  • Address the following pruning objectives: reduce hazards, improve aesthetics, provide clearance, and improve structure.
• Remove trees and shrubs.
  • Remove limbs.
  • Remove trunk sections.
  • Fell trunks or entire tree.
• Local Optional Work Processes
  • Operate vehicles with or without trailer.
  • Operate aerial lifts.
  • Operate stump grinder.
  • Participate in responses to storms and emergency situations.
  • Install tree support and lightning protection systems.
  • Perform plant health care activities.