Specifications include, but are not limited to: Week #1 SAFETY & INTRODUCTION TO GROUND WORKER RESPONSIBILITIES Introduction to Utility Arborist Careers, Supporting Industry and Partners, Careers & Opportunities in Arboriculture, Intro to the Utility Arborist & Career paths, Utility's Responsibility to Manage Vegetation, Groundworker Responsibilities, Emergency Response, OSHA 10, AHA CPR/ First Aid, Injury and Illness Prevention Program, Job Briefing, Communications, Certified Flagger Training. Week #2 MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTRICAL HAZARD AWARENESS Mobile Equipment Inspection, Safe Driver Awareness, Arborist Handtools, Safe use of Herbicides, Tree and Site Inspection, Protecting Property, Chipper Truck Familiarization and Operations, Chipper Truck and Trailer, Driving and Backing Assessments, Fire Safety Prevention and Firefighting Equipment and Procedures, Electrical Hazard Awareness Program. Week #3 CHAIN SAW AND AERIAL TRUCK OPERATIONS Introduction to Chain Saws, Chainsaw User Level-Maintenance, Limbing and Bucking Techniques, Tension Cuts, Job Site Set-Up and Inspection, Hazard Tree Identification, Cable-Puller Operations and Set-Up, Tree felling Techniques, Tree felling Practice, Limbing and Bucking Practice, Chipper and Winch Practice, Minimum Approach Distance, Aerial Truck Operations. Week #4 BASIC CLIMBING & PRUNING TECHNIQUES Tree Anatomy and Biology, Introduction to Pruning Techniques, Introduction to Climbing Basics, Setting and Installing a Climbing Line, Moving Rope Systems, Ascending and Descending Techniques, Climbing Practices, Aerial Rescue Demonstration, Knot Assessment, Climbing Assessment, SRS/Advanced Climbing Technique Demonstration, Emergency Response Drill. Week #5 HUMAN PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT & SKILL ASSESSMENTS Human Performance Improvement, Chain-Saw Operations, Tree Felling Assessments, Chain-Saw Operations Limbing and Bucking Assessments, Chipper Operations, Job-Site Inspection, Assessment, Aerial Operations, Climbing Assessment, Equipment Maintenance.
