3855 Dartmouth College Highway
North Haverhill
NH
UNH Extension will hold a Landowners Chainsaw Safety & Maintenance workshop on April 15th from 9 am to 3 pm at the Grafton County Complex in North Haverhill, NH.
This is a special workshop taught by Ernst Kling of Kling Land Management and Jim Frohn, Grafton County forester, including basic chainsaw maintenance and care, inspection of personal protective equipment, hazard and situational awareness, chainsaw safety best practices, and a felling and limbing demonstration.
Note: While we will be practicing cutting techniques with chainsaws, will not be practicing felling trees. This is a basic level course.
What to bring:
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):
- Hardhat conforming to ANSI #Z89 in good working condition
- Eye protection/face screen that meets ANSI #Z87.1 or higher
- Hearing protection – ear muffs, plugs, etc.
- Non-skid steel-toe or composite-toe boots with lug soles or caulks that provide ankle coverage
- Chainsaw chaps that fit from waist to over the top of the boot
Chainsaw: Chainsaw with working chain brake, rear hand guard, throttle interlock system, chain catch peg, pin or stud, anti-vibration/insulation mounts. (If your saw was made by a reputable manufacturer in the last 10 years, then it likely has all these features)
Tools to perform basic maintenance: wrench, files, guides
Do not bring fuel; fuel up before you come.
Other: Warm clothes for outdoors, lunch, snack, water bottle.
Cost of this workshop is $125. Space is limited.
To register for the workshop, go to NH Timberland Owners Association | Kindful
Directions:
From Keene take Rt. 12 to Walpole, cross river to Vt. on Rt. 123 to Rt. 5 and then to I-91 north. Drive 68.7 miles to exit 16. Take Rt. 5 north to Newbury-Crossing Road. Cross river to Rt. 10 north (Dartmouth College Hwy.)
From Concord take I-93 north 62.2 miles to exit 32 (Woodstock). Follow NH-112 W and NH-116 W to NH-10 N in Haverhill.
From Colebrook take Rt. 3 south 40.1 miles to Lunenberg. Take Rt. 135 south to Littleton and get on I-93 south for one exit and get onto Rt. 132 south to Rt. 10 in Woodsville. Take Rt. 10 south to North Haverill.