• Habitat Safety – Part 5: Chainsaw Safety | #37

  • Oct 1 2024
  • Length: 44 mins
  • Podcast

Habitat Safety – Part 5: Chainsaw Safety | #37

  • Summary

  • Safely operating a chainsaw, from the moment you start the engine to the moment you turn it off, is a critical piece of safe habitat management in many ecosystems. In our final episode of our 5-part Habitat Safety Miniseries, forestry educator and chainsaw expert Chris Evans from the University of Illinois takes Adam through every step of safe chainsaw maintenance, operation, and use.

    Give us some feedback or potential topics you would like to here by filling out our listener survey:

    https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5oteinFuEzFCDmm

    Resources mentioned in the show:

    You can learn more about the wildland fire chainsaw class (S212) Chris mentioned at this link: https://www.nwcg.gov/training/courses/s-212-wildland-fire-chainsaws-2012/administration

    Safety and Woods Workers training resources: http://sawwtraining.com/index.html

    Chainsaw safety video series from Husqvarna: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0VcazyXHqErUd8ib-OKs6sZkfGFQ5shu&si=LwGG9mEA1Un-3kSE

    Chainsaw safety tips from Penn State Extension: https://extension.psu.edu/chainsaw-safety-tips

    Chainsaw safety tips from Missouri Extension: https://extension.missouri.edu/publications/g1959

    Show More Show Less

What listeners say about Habitat Safety – Part 5: Chainsaw Safety | #37

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.