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Demonstrate knowledge of duties assigned under the requirements of the Health and Safety in Employment Act

• Health and Safety in Employment Act

Demonstrate knowledge of the Rules for chainsaws contained in the Approved Code of Practice

• Arboriculture Code of Practice
• Watch or read the transcription for the videos that demonstrate the sharpening of a chainsaw. Help transcribe the audio into text according to the time code if it appears unfinished or incorrect.
• Correct method for carrying a chainsaw - A slide presentation
• Starting methods for a chainsaw - A slide presentation
• Video - tensioning a chainsaw chain - A blip.tv video
• Video - sharpennig a chainsaw - Blip.tv video

Describe requirements relating to the transport and use of chainsaw fuel

Demonstrate knowledge of personal protection and first aid requirements for chainsaw operators

• First aid for arboriculture
• Video - Personal protection - Blip.tv video

General resources

• Chainsaw safety features - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Photo of a man wearing safety gear chainsawing pine stumps
• Video - Chainsaw sprocket types
• Video - Chainsaw safety gear
• Video - Periodic maintenance of a chainsaw
• Video - Parts of a chainsaw
• Video - Chainsaw tools
• Video - Chainsaw depth guage
• Video - daily maintenance
• Video - Chainsaw bar
• Video - tension a chainsaw chain
• Video - Sharpen a chainsaw
• Video - The chain
• Video - Bar Dressing
• Video - Cutter Profiles

General resources RSS feed

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Chainsaw bar

A video made by Sunshine Connelly, Kim Thomas and Jerry Lynch of Otago Polytechnic, that describes the chainsawbar

Periodic maintenance of a chainsaw

A video made by Sunshine Connelly, Kim Thomas and Jerry Lynch of Otago Polytechnic, that describes the periodic maintenance of a chainsaw A video made by Sunshine Connelly, Kim Thomas and Jerry Lynch of Otago Polytechnic, that describes the periodic ma

Parts of a chainsaw

A video made by Sunshine Connelly, Kim Thomas and Jerry Lynch of Otago Polytechnic, that describes the parts of a chainsaw

Chainsaw tools

Chainsaw depth guage

tension a chainsaw chain

Sharpen a chainsaw

The chain

Cutter Profiles

Chainsaw sprocket types

As used in training arborists at Otago Polytechnic. Looks at sprockets in chainsaws. Video by Sunshine Connelly, Kim Thomas and Jerry Lynch for Otago Polytechnic.