Chainsaw Safety Online Course Overview
It’s not hard to understand why chainsaw operators must respect their tool when you see the power with which a chainsaw can cut down a tree, . A healthy respect for your chainsaw’s limits and knowledge of the hazards will help you effectively mitigate them and keep yourself and others safe.
This online Chainsaw Safety course provides you with the knowledge necessary to operate and control your chainsaw both safely and effectively. It uses live action demonstrations, animated diagrams, and interactive activities. This online course covers the necessary preparations, safety measures, cutting techniques, and post-operational procedures you need to safely complete your work.
Chainsaw Safety Online Course Topics
This online Chainsaw Safety course covers the following topics:
- Chainsaw components and safety features
- Types of chainsaws
- Chainsaw start-up methods
- Physical and site preparation for chainsaw use
- Safety requirements for chainsaw use, including PPE
- Hazard assessment, identification, and control
- Pre-operational inspections and function checks
- Cutting techniques and best practices
- Post-operational maintenance and inspection
- Chain filing
Chainsaw Safety Online Course Duration
About 75 minutes
Chainsaw Safety Online Assessment
Testing conducted in this online course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to pass this course. The course is able to be taken three times in efforts to achieve the pass mark.
Chainsaw Safety Online Certificate of Completion
Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.
This course was created using standards that will allow playback on most internet capable devices with standard web browsing capabilities including Apple’s iTouch, iPad, and iPhone, as well as most other smartphones and tablets including those with Android and Windows operating systems.