Utility Tree Worker Comprehensive Training Program
Utility Tree Worker Comprehensive Training Program
Length: 13-day program
Private Training: This course is available for private/custom course delivery for companies or organizations with a group of people that require training.
This training program is a comprehensive training curriculum that includes hand's on training and state of art education that will train participants to:
Identify Due Diligence & Assess Tree Failure Risk
Perform Proper Ground Operations & Equipment Usage
Perform Precision Tree Felling and Safe Operations of Chainsaws
Demonstrate Aerial Lift Operations and Fall Protection and Emergency Evacuation & Extrication
Demonstrate Tree Climbing and Rescue Operations
Demonstrate Proper Pruning Techniques and Explain the Biology of Trees
Explain Disease Management in Trees
Explain Insect Management in Trees
Identify Trees
Demonstrate Emergency Response and Rescue Procedures
This comprehensive training program was designed to meet the educational requirement for certification as a Utility Tree Worker or Utility Tree Trimmer in Alberta with the Professional Vegetation Managers Association (PVMA). Please contact us for specific information. All students will receive testing in each component to report on the level of competency. This program is set up as a private, contract option for large organizations and is priced based on location and # of participants.
This program can be delivered for groups needing this training who do not require this certification as well. It is for individuals working in the clearing of brush and trimming of trees around power lines.
This training does not include the Pesticide Applicabotrs Certification tutorial or test. This program is an intensive and accelerated program and is not for beginners or people brand new to utility tree work. This program is not a replacement for hours of experience. Candidates should have work experience in tree and brush work around powe rlines that includes basic or introductory hand's on experience in each of the following disciplines, and a minimum of 6 months overall in the industry:
Aerial lift operation
Pruning using insulated tools and techniques
Chipper operation
Spur climbing
Chainsaw operation including tree felling, limbing and bucking
Chainsaw operation from spurs and an aerial lift
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