OPEN ENROLLMENT

ArborMaster Partners in Educational Excellence

In addition to private on-site programs, we offer regional Open Enrollment programs at a select number of locations each year. These are created to meet the specific needs of smaller organizations, with typically fewer than 3-4 field crew members. Courses include basic to advanced modules, which allow you the opportunity to sign on for a graduated, stepped approach to your knowledge and skill development. Topics and course durations vary from location to location and from year to year.

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Topics Offered for open enrollment

Chainsaw Training

Chainsaw Safety & Cutting Techniques, Precision Tree Felling & Maintenance

Tree Climbing Training

Methods, Work Positions & Best Practice

Arborist Rigging

Modern arborist rigging applications with an emphasis on safety, skill development, and productivity

L1 TREE Climbing Methods, Work Positioning & Best Practice

Participants will be educated and trained in modern tree climbing methods and learn about the methods, systems, and techniques that make tree climbing and work positioning safer, easier, and more efficient. The differences between Moving Rope Systems (MRS) also known as Doubled Rope Technique (DdRT) and Stationary Rope Systems (SRS), commonly called Single Rope Technique (SRT) will be discussed and examined. Learn through both theoretical and practical learning activities how to make the fundamental physics & mechanical advantage in your climbing system work for you! This course will also introduce work positioning best practices with hand saws & chainsaws emphasizing safety, skill, and productivity!

duration

3-Day Module

Course Outline

  • Safety and Risk Management
  • Setting Lines, Rope Access and Establishing Tie-in Points
  • Climbing Equipment
  • Tree Climbing Methods and On Rope Systems
  • Ropes: Care, Construction, and Maintenance
  • Climbing Knots and Hitches
  • Spur Climbing: Methods and Best Practice
  • Climbing Methods and Techniques
  • Working Aloft and Positioning

*The Golden Rule of Cutting Safety & Best Practice: Never cut toward yourself or your fall protection equipment!

Prerequisites

No prerequisites other than eligibility to attend requirements

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Required

  • Helmet/Hard hat
  • Eye & Ear protection
  • Climbing boots/Work boots

What to Bring

Students are encouraged to bring any equipment they use and/or would like to discuss with the instructor.

Please note

Classes will take place rain or shine. We suggest before departing for your program, to check the extended forecast for the area the training will be held. If rain is forecasted, we recommend that you bring appropriate rain gear, thermal undergarments if in a cooler climate and a change of clothing on the day of the class.

if you are a

business owner/manager

and you are considering sending members of your workforce to Open Enrollment courses, we recommend:

• Enroll all members of a team/crew, including supervisors/crew leaders and subsequent new hires.


• Establish policies and procedures to support practice, practice, practice, which will lead to skill development and proficiency after the training program. 

The benefit of your investment can include:

  • Standardize skill and knowledge within crews
  • Be able to immediately implement new skills - everyone will be on the 'same page'
  • Experience excellent team and morale building
  • Send the message that the owners/managers care about worker safety and well being
  • Reduce turnover
  • Know if a worker is working safely (or not safely) because supervisors have been to training
  • Increase the probability that skill and knowledge will be implemented once back at work

the results will speak for themselves.

  • Our experience shows, time and time again, that training an entire crew is much more effective than training only one or two employees.
  • It is dangerous to expect that an ArborMaster student can 'train' the rest of his crew upon his return from one of our open enrollments.
  • Even the most skilled and experienced arborists learn valuable lessons at ArborMaster programs.
  • No safety, skills, or productivity training program is effective if the working environment does not support safety, skill and productivity. If you are not sure how to support safety, skill, and productivity, we will be happy to help.

I highly recommend ArborMaster training to anybody in the industry from beginners to even guys with years of experience we all have something we can learn and get better at and ArborMaster has the knowledgeable and experienced instructors to teach us! I recently took all three courses (felling, climbing, and rigging) and I can honestly tell you that owner Ken Palmer and instructor Jamie Chambrelli truly care about educating you in the best and safest work practices. That’s evident in the hands-on approach and extra time they put into their students.

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