Acknowledgements

Chapter 1—Course Information

• Course Instructions
  • Instructor Prerequisites
  • Student Target Group
  • Student Prerequisites
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Course Objectives
  • Classroom Requirements
  • Guidelines for Conducting Field Training and Evaluating Chain Saw and Crosscut Saw Operators
  • Other Training Material
    
    
• Forest Service Chain Saw and Crosscut Saw Program
  
  
• Additional Information for Sawyers
• Chain Saw and Crosscut Saw Documents
• Chain Saw and Crosscut Saw Videos
• Chain Saw Documents
• Chain Saw and Crosscut Saw PowerPoint Presentations
• Chain Saw and Crosscut Saw Web Information
• Chain Saw Videos
• Chain Saw Courses
• Crosscut Saw Documents
• Crosscut Saw Videos

Chapter 2—Safety Requirements

• Job Hazard Analysis
  • First Aid
  • Emergency Evacuation Plan
  • Personal Protective Equipment
    
    
• Situational Awareness
• Checklist of Personal Safety Considerations and Attitude
• Evaluating the Complexity of the Assignment
• Sample Job Hazard Analysis

Chapter 3—Chain Saw Use and Maintenance

• Chain Saw Operation
  • Chain Saw Components
  • Guide Bar Maintenance
  • Chain Tension
  • Daily Saw Maintenance
  • Chain Maintenance
  • Chain Filing
  • Saw Transportation
  • Safe Chain Saw Use
  • Operational Safety
  • Additional Tools

Chapter 4—Chain Saw Tasks and Techniques

• Limbing
  • Brushing and Slashing
  • Sizeup and Safety Considerations
  • Safe and Efficient Brushing and Slashing Techniques
    
    
• Bucking
  • Situational Awareness
  • Safe and Efficient Bucking Techniques
  • Safe Bucking Practices
    
    
• Basic Felling
  • Situational Awareness
  • Sizeup
  • Escape Routes and Safety Zones
  • Beginning the Cut
  • Felling the Tree
  • Directional Felling
  • Felling Observers and Spotters

Chapter 5—Crosscut Saw Tasks and Techniques

• Historical Origin of the Crosscut Saw
• Different Types of Crosscut Saws
• Two-Person Crosscut Saws
• Saw Grinds
• How a Saw Cuts
• Tooth Patterns
• Saw Handles
  • Types of Saw Handles
  • Handle Installation and Maintenance
    
    
• Saw Maintenance
  • Cleaning the Saw
  • Checking for Straightness
    
    
• Saw-Related Equipment and Tools
  • Axes
  • Wedges
  • Peaveys and Cant Hooks
  • Underbucks
    
    
• Bucking Preparation and Techniques
  • Safety Considerations
  • Bucking Sizeup
  • Planning the Cut
  • Single-Bucking Techniques
  • Double-Bucking Techniques
    
    
• Felling Preparation and Techniques
  • Safety Considerations
  • Situational Awareness
  • Felling Sizeup
  • Establishing Escape Routes and Safety Zones
  • Placing the Undercut
  • Cutting the Back Cut

Chapter 6—Field Proficiency

• Instructor's Responsibilities
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • General Equipment
    
    
• Conducting Field Training for Sawyers
  • Secure Felling Area
  • Monitoring Cutting Procedures
  • Skill Demonstrations
    
    
• Glossary
  
  
• About the Authors