Rescheduled from August 14-15, 2018

Please note the location:
King Phillip Restaurant
35 State Road
Phillipston, MA 01331

Topics covered include basic safety equipment, PPE, the saws reactive forces, chain tooth parts, felling, notch and hinge, cutting techniques, wedging techniques and calculations. This class is designed for the professionals or homeowners and is designed to be a 16 hour course that would include a hands skills portion where each student fells one tree.

All students are required to bring:

• helmet with face shield
• safety glasses
• chainsaw resistant chaps
• leather work gloves or chainsaw resistant gloves
• work boots

7:30 am Registration, 8:00 am Class
 

This event is accessible to people with disabilities and individuals with limited English proficiency. If you need a reasonable accommodation (such as American Sign Language Interpreters, assistive listening devices, handouts in alternate formats, etc.) and/or language assistance (such as translated documents or an interpreter) to fully participate, please contact Brenda Codella at 413-522-6434 or bcodella@umass.edu at least 14 days prior to the event. Such services are provided free of charge.