Chainsaw Safety Level 1

Workshop Title: Chainsaw Safety Level 1
Location: GreenAgers: 62 Undermountain Rd., South Egremont, MA 01258
Date: Thursday, October 14, 2026   (Heavy Rain Date: October 15)
Time: 8:00am - 3:30pm (Please arrive 15 minutes early for the class to start on time.)
Details: Saws and PPE provided.  Dress in long pants, sturdy over the ankle boots, and preferably long sleeves;  
Dress for weather and bring your water bottle.  

Other Details:

• Chainsaws and safety equipment will be provided.
• If you have your own, you are encouraged to bring to class.

Chainsaw Safety Course (Level 1) 

Classroom: Safety Statistics, Chainsaw Use at work vs. home

• Identify the parts of a chainsaw – including its safety features
• Chainsaw PPE, fitment, and why
• How to prepare a chainsaw to run (power source, oil, chain tension)
• Identifying reactive forces of the chainsaw
• Starting, operating, and maintaining working order
• What tools & equipment to have while you operate a saw

Lunch Break - On your own.

In the Field: Bucking & Cutting

• Tools & cut types to aid and/or relieve binds while bucking wood
• Learning reactive woods: tension & compression
• Class will be divided into groups to work on chainsaw skills: bucking; limbing; small tree felling; accuracy; notches and more.

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