Lutheran Church Charities has been invited by the Atlantic District to provide LERT Basic & Intermediate Chainsaw training on August 7th-8th in Albany, NY. This chainsaw training increases our dedicated LERT volunteers’ capabilities and gives them the capacity to extend mercy from the congregation to those who lack the means or skills to perform this dangerous work in their communities.
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
- Physics of cutting trees
- How to buck and limb fallen trees
- How to fell a tree
- How to clear debris in a safe and efficient manner
To be authorized as a LCMS LERT Chainsaw operator or dragger, volunteers must attend both the classroom and hands-on training/workday.
Volunteers will need to bring the following if they have:
- Chainsaw, bar oil, gas, extra chains and bar
- Chaps (sawyers only) and other Personal Protection Gear (hard hat, heavy work gloves, eye & ear protection, work boots)
- Outdoor work clothes appropriate for the weather at that time. (It is always wise to dress in layers)
- Bug Spray
- Lawn chair
BASIC & INTERMEDIATE CHAINSAW TRAINING & WORKDAY
SCHEDULE
Friday, August 7, Classroom
5:00 – 5:30 pm Check-in/Registration
5:30 – 9:30 pm Basic Chainsaw Safety Training
Saturday, August 8, Hands-on Training & Workday
8:00 - 8:15 am Check-in/Registration
8:15 - 4:00 pm Hands-on Chainsaw Training & Workday
Location:
Our Savior Lutheran Church
63 Mountain View Ave.
Albany, NY 12205
**Attendees will travel to a site in Fuera Bush, NY, for Hands-on Training &
Workday.
Cost: There is a $35.00 fee for those taking Chainsaw Training.
Our Savior Lutheran Church will provide dinner on Friday and lunch on Saturday.
