Arborwood Tree Service Inc. provides comprehensive safety and skills training to staff.

Arborwood Tree Service Inc. is investing in comprehensive safety and skills training for their staff in 2015 and 2016 by hosting three weeks of training that will cover the topics of: - Tree Dynamics & Integrated Risk Assessment - Tree Biology...

Success Chainsaw Train the Trainer Event!

Last week near Caroline, AB - a successful week of Chainsaw Train the Trainer.  Here is a re-cap! https://vimeo.com/110079520

Arboriculture Canada is a National Awarding Body (NAB) with the ABA (Awarding Body Association) International.

We are proud to announce that we have been accepted as members of the ABA International body.  Arboriculture Canada is now a National Awarding Body (NAB).  We would like to introduce the ABA to our customers in Canada, and especially...

Trapped or Pinned – 5-15-90 Rule – Video testimonial

Trapped or Pinned - 5-15-90 Rule - Testimonial Terry from the City of Winnipeg shares his experience of being pinned by a tree as it fell to the ground.

CUT STRAIGHT!

  Arboriculture Canada chainsaw instructors and associates gathered together for Chainsaw Instructor Intensive Training Camp 2011, in the Peterborough, ON region at Elmhirst’s Resorts from Jan. 30 – Feb. 4th.  The purpose:  to review, develop and collaborate together on improving our...

Back-Cuts, Hinges & Control (Article 6)

  This is the last in a series where I have been discussing a sequenced planning method to tree felling.  When read in sequence, the articles combine to describe an effective tree felling planning process. It has been my intention...

Tree Felling Notches (Article 5)

Many times when workers discuss tree felling notches, the conversation ends up being about what kind of notches are used and what they are called.  Typically your hear about a common notch, a Humboldt notch, an open notch, and less...

Technical Tree Falling – Faller Escape Routes, Understanding the 5-15-90 Rule (Article 4)

By Dwayne Neustaeter Having a clearly identified and prepared escape route is one of the most important parts of any felling plan. Statistics show that a well-planned and utilized escape plan has a significant impact on your personal safety. Accident...

Technical Tree Felling – Assessing Lean (Article 3)

   By Dwayne Neustaeter An important step of any falling plan (and one I believe that is often the most overlooked) is assessing the lean. In almost all cases whenever possible it is best to fell a tree in the...

Technical Tree Felling – Evaluating Site, Height and Hazard (Article 2)

By Dwayne Neustaeter The first step in any work plan and especially a felling plan is evaluating site hazards, tree risk indicators and tree placement considerations such as tree height and felling site location and placement. When evaluating a site...