The Florida-Georgia District will provide Lutheran Early Response Team (LERT) Chainsaw training at Mt Calvary Lutheran Church, 336 Carl Vinson Parkway, Warner Robbins, GA 31088 on Saturday, November 15th, from 8 - 5. The chainsaw training serves to increase our dedicated LERT volunteer’s capabilities share the love of Christ by helping those who haven’t the means or skills to perform this dangerous work following a disaster. The District wants to equip LERT members with the ability to provide this service safely and efficiently.
You must have previously completed the LERT basic
training class to participate in this class.
During the training, you will learn the following:
Safe operation of a chainsaw
·Personal
protective equipment (PPE)
·
Injury prevention
· How
to buck and limb fallen trees
· How
to clear debris in a safe and beneficial manner
When you sign up, select the shifts for your desired level of training:
·
Morning (4 hrs) - LERT Chainsaw Safety (classroom only)
·
Afternoon (4 hrs) - LERT Chainsaw Operator (classroom and hands-on)
The morning session is classroom lecture. All LERT qualified volunteers are
invited to attend, even if you do not plan on handling a chainsaw.
The afternoon session is hands-on with a saw. The morning session must be
attended to participate.
Anyone 16 and up may attend. 16 years old up to their 18th birthday cannot operate a chainsaw but may train and work as draggers or swampers. If attending both sessions, they must have the same safety gear as anyone operating a chainsaw.
To be authorized to use a chainsaw on LERT disaster responses as an LCMS LERT Chainsaw Operator, you must attend BOTH the classroom and "hands-on" sessions. (Sign up for both.)
Afternoon hands-on participants should bring, if they have:
- Chainsaw, bar oil, gas-oil or synthetic fuel mix
- Chaps and other Personal Protective Equipment (helmet, eye protection, gloves,
steel-
toed boots)
- Participants must wear steel-toed work boots. Tennis shoes or
sandals/flip-flops are not
allowed in the afternoon session.
- Outdoor work clothes and boots appropriate for the weather at the time. Shorts
not
allowed.
- Some
chainsaws and PPE will be available for training if you do not have your own.
Training Costs:
·
Morning classroom only (Work on LERT chainsaw team but not as chainsaw
operator) –
$15 per individual or $25 per couple.
·
Morning and Afternoon (LERT qualified Chainsaw Operator) – $50 per individual, $85 per couple, or $100 per family (3 or more).
Please contact Rev Andrew Howe at 989-798-4965 for further information, if
needed.
