There
will be a Saw Evaluator / Instructor Saw Class Certification at Bumping
Lake on the 8th and 9th of May. (Note revised date) The
class will start at 4 P.M. Gold Creek Restaurant, Highway 410 (18431 WA-410, Naches, WA 98937) . Contact Tony Karniss for information or to sign up. Phone # 360-748-8640, or email tkarniss@gmail.com
BCHW/USFS
Chain Saw and Crosscut Saw Certification Program
Documents
related
to the BCHW Certification Program
BCHW Sawyer Certification Program Overview - Revised - Posted 3-11-17 - PDF
USFS Approval Letter for BCHW Cooperator Saw Program, Dated Feb 22, 2018 - Posted 9-20-18 - PDF
Sawyer Certification Program FAQ's - Posted 3-21-18 DOCX
Letter of Agreement Between USFS and
BCHW
- Posted Feb 3, 2017 -
PDF
2017 Saw Program Volunteer
Updates
- Power Point -
Posted 3-10-17 -
PPTX
(Power Point File),
HTML
( Web page format)
Comments from Tom Mix on the new
National Saw Policy - March 6, 2017 -
PDF
National Saw Policy 2358 - July 19, 2016 - PDF
National Saw
Policy Related Documents, Background and FAQ's (Forest Service Link)
Forest Service Saw
Operations Guide, Version 1.3.2 - Posted Oct 18, 2018 -
PDF
FSH
6709.11 – HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE HANDBOOK (Forest
Service Link)
BCHW saw training
proposal - Posted 3-7-17
PDF
Program authorization memo from USFS National Saw Program Office Posted 12-5-17 PDF
Current List of BCHW Lead and Saw Instructor/Evaluators - PDF File (Updated 3-24-20)
USFS Manuals and other support information
Memorandum
No. 16-017a ETC Bulletin Fuel Handling_final, Posted Sep 4,
2016
Memorandum No 16-017 Steps for Safe Chainsaw Fuel Handling,
Posted Sep 4, 2016
Chain Saw and Crosscut Training Course - Student's Guidebook
(Large File, best for quality printing)
Chain Saw and Crosscut
Training Course - Student's Guidebook
(Smaller single file, fine for online viewing)
Chain
Saw and Crosscut Training Course - Instructor's Guidebook
(Large File)
Chain
Saw and Crosscut Training Course
(Smaller Files)
The
Crosscut Sawyer Video, This
43 minute video is a
companion to the Forest Service "Chain Saw and Crosscut Saw Training
Course."
Saws That Sing - A USFS Guide to Using Crosscut Saws - Full PDF Document (Large File)
Saws That Sing - A USFS Guide to Using Crosscut Saws (Smaller Files)
An Ax to Grind - A Practical Ax Manual - Full PDF Document (Large File)
An Ax to Grind - A Practical Ax Manual (Smaller Files)
- Part 1 - USDA Forest Service 1999 - 26 minute video on - Crosscuts - Loppers - Digging Tools
Wildland
Fire Chain Saws S-212 Glossary
Wildland Fire Chain
Saws S-212 Student Workbook (New 2012 version)
FSH 6709.11 USFS HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE HANDBOOK (See 22.48 for Saw Operations)
OSHA - Required Parts of a Chain Saw
Required Personal Protective Equipment for Chain
Saws and Crosscut Saws
Crosscut Saw Sharpening
References
Other Crosscut Saw Support information
Chain Saw Instructional Videos
A sample Saw Team Tool Check List
The
Sawyers - A 70 year old sawing training film, Shows good
sawing techniques for the crosscut saw.
The Axman
- Vintage ax use training video. US Forest Service. Maybe late 1940's
Other General Work Party Related
Documents
BCHW Tailgate Safety Briefing - Cover Sheet - MS Word
BCHW Tailgate Safety Checklist - Work Party Leader - MS Word
BCHW Tailgate Safety Briefing - Work Party Members - MS Word
FS Radio Operation Instructions - PDF
Washington State area Forest Service Radio Channel / Frequency chart - MS Excel
Other Saw Safety Related Information
Stihl MS 461 Chainsaw Recall, 100,000 chainsaws recalled - Posted 12-20-19 NEW
Don't use Chainsaw Bow Bars - Posted 8-21-18
Chain Saw Injuries - What it looks like when things go wrong
Swampers Creep - Chainsaw Cut to Hand - Posted 9-7-17 - PDF
Tree Barberchairs, Then Strikes Worker - Posted
2 18-17 -
A
Youtube Video
Pacific Crest Trail Hazard Tree Study - PDF
New Stihl Fueling Instructions - Posted 10-16-19
Frequently Asked Questions About Fuel Geysering and the Soter Fuel System (SFS), Posted 10-16-19
Saw Training Incident - Limbing Accident, Posted 5-7-18 - PDF
Mott Canyon Hazard Tree Incident
-
Posted
10-24-16
PDF
(Note that the Mott Canyon Hazard Tree Incident may help sawyers to
recognize a common hazard but
BCHW sawyers are not certified for tree falling)
Contractor Falling Fatality- Cottage Grove Ranger District,
July 2016 -
MS
Word Doc
Rapid Lesson Sharing accident report - Soberanes Felling
Injury - Posted 10-3-2016 PDF
An Incident Investigation Report for a fatal bucking accident - Workers’
Compensation Board of B.C. -
PDF
See a video of this accident
at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRwkL7Nd9ys
Photos
Click
here for a Crosscut Saw certification/work party at Packwood Lake - May
26, 2012
Click here for photos of the Cougar
Flats Campground and American Forks Cabin, Naches Ranger District class - May 2012
Click
here for Crosscut Saw photos - Lewis County Chapter's Crosscut gallery
Note: Photos in this gallery were collected over a period of several
years and some may not represent totally correct equipment or
procedures.
