Chainsaw Safety, Filing and Maintenance Course
April 12, 2025
The Quinte Chapter is pleased to offer a one day chainsaw safety course that is appropriate for beginners to seasoned chainsaw operators of both battery and gas-powered saws and is suitable for both women and men. Students can expect to learn and understand how to sharpen, inspect, maintain and operate a chainsaw.
Location: Centre Hastings, Madoc, Ontario
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Participants are required to bring the following:
- Chainsaw (with working chain brake, mixed gas, bar oil, appropriate files and guides
- PPE – hardhat with screen and muffs, safety boots (cutter boots with green tree on white patch preferred), safety pants or chaps (wrap around recommended) and gloves
- Suitable chair
- Lunch, snacks, fluids
- Seasonally weather appropriate clothing that fits well
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Chainsaw Safety, Filing and Maintenance Course
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Safety, Filing and Maintenance Course
Classroom component - consists of several videos and discussions around PPE, chainsaw maintenance, safe chainsaw handling, chainsaw sharpening, notching and back cutting and dealing with problem trees. Participants will also be taking their chainsaws apart and learning how to maintain them.
Instructor: Marvin Kellar
Marvin has been working in the forest industry for over 30 years, currently as an instructor at Loyalist College, and has been teaching the course there for over 20 years. He is an approved trainer through the Ministry of Labour and provide certificates of completion to participants. Marvin has also provided training for Ontario Parks, OPG, OPP, Fire Departments, Snowmobile Clubs, Golf Clubs, Township Crews, and others.
COST:
Course Member Cost: $110.00
Non-Member Cost: $189.00 ($110.00 plus $79.00 OWA membership)
Registration Deadline is 15 March 2025. Please register and pay at online https://owat.wildapricot.org/event-6099092 or e-transfer to quintewoodlotassociation@gmail.com.
Further information, please text (preferred method) or call Robert Wood at 306-630-6316.
