Beginner Chainsaw Safety Training - 4-H Memorial Camp, 499 Old Timber Road, Monticello, IL 61856
Date and Time: April 26th, 2025 9am-3pm
Location: 4-H Memorial Camp, 499 Old Timber Road, Monticello, IL 61856
Join us for a hands-on, field training for Beginner Chainsaw Safety. Participants will be trained in safe use of chainsaws, safety gear to use, tree felling and wood cutting techniques, and chainsaw cleaning/maintenance. Participants will be given an opportunity to practice these skills with experts by felling small-to-medium diameter trees and cutting up downed wood. This is a workshop and not a certification course.
All participants must wear long pants and sturdy boots. We will have PPE and chainsaws on hand to use, but feel free to bring your own chainsaws and PPE (chaps, helmets, hearing & eye protection) if you have them. Saws must be in good working order with a sharp chain in order to use them in the course.
Please being your own lunch.
For questions, email cwevans@illinois.edu or phone 618-695-3383.
Training Agenda
9:00-10:30
- PPE requirements
- Safety features on a chainsaw and safe handling techniques
- Reactive forces of a chainsaw
10:30-11:30
- Introduction to 5-step felling process and hinge design
- Tree felling demonstration
- Identifying compression and tension forces in wood (i.e. How not to get your bar pinched)
11:30-12:15
12:15-2:30
- Break into groups and practice chainsaw use and tree felling
2:30-3:30
- Day-end chainsaw maintenance and sharpening
If you will need an accommodation in order to participate, please email
Chris Evans at cwevans@illinois.edu. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs.