Apprentices progress at their own pace – they demonstrate
competency in skills and knowledge through assessment tests,
but are not required to complete a specific number of hours.
competency in skills and knowledge through assessment tests,
but are not required to complete a specific number of hours.
Arborist
Anonymous
Colorado (OA)
Work Process Content
On the Job Training
Anonymous
53
Skills
Workplace Safety
4
Workplace Safety
4
- Identify hazards associated with the workplace and record and report in accordance with organizational procedure
- Understand all workplace safety requirements at all times
- Understand and maintain all organizational security arrangements and approved procedures
- Understand and comply with all emergency procedures in accordance with organizational policy
Adhere to ANSI and employer safety standards for all work.
6
Adhere to ANSI and employer safety standards for all work.
6
- Inspect, maintain and use the appropriate personal protective equipment.
- Inspect, maintain and use the appropriate tool, equipment or vehicle.
- Assess trees for defects and hazards.
- Establish and maintain safe work sites and zones.
- Demonstrate safety practices unique to working aloft.
- Comply with federal and state occupational safety and health regulations.
Identify common trees and shrubs in the employer’s region.
2
Identify common trees and shrubs in the employer’s region.
2
- Deciduous
- Evergreen
Perform rigging on the ground and aloft.
4
Perform rigging on the ground and aloft.
4
- Determine the removal plan.
- Estimate the maximum load weight based on equipment available.
- Install and use a rigging system to lower the load directly to the ground.
- Install and use a rigging system to move the load laterally.
Access trees safely.
7
Access trees safely.
7
- Perform pre-work inspection of all equipment.
- Perform a pre-work inspection of the tree and site.
- Demonstrate appropriate use of personal fall protection equipment for work aloft.
- Access tree canopy.
- Position to work aloft.
- Maneuver safely through canopy; avoid electrical and other hazards.
- Properly retrieve and stow all gear and equipment.
Operate a chain saw on the ground and aloft, and perform field maintenance.
9
Operate a chain saw on the ground and aloft, and perform field maintenance.
9
- Safely start and control the chain saw.
- Perform brush cutting.
- Perform felling.
- Perform limbing and bucking.
- Cut wood under tension and compression.
- Perform removal cuts.
- Perform pruning cuts.
- Safely secure and transport the chain saw.
- Perform field maintenance.
Operate a chipper.
3
Operate a chipper.
3
- Prepare brush and wood.
- Position the chipper.
- Chip brush and wood.
Prune trees and shrubs from the ground and aloft, according to ANSI A300.
9
Prune trees and shrubs from the ground and aloft, according to ANSI A300.
9
- Interpret an ANSI A300 pruning specification, and to convert the specification into a work order.
- Address the following pruning objectives: reduce hazards, improve aesthetics, provide clearance, and improve structure.
- Perform pruning cuts using the appropriate hand tools and pole tools.
- Perform a correct branch reduction cut.
- Perform a correct branch removal cut.
- Accurately prune without cutting into the collar or branch bark ridge.
- Accurately prune when there is a narrow angle of branch attachment.
- Prune using a 3-cut method to avoid damage and tearing.
- Perform pruning of shrubs.
Remove trees and shrubs.
3
Remove trees and shrubs.
3
- Remove limbs.
- Remove trunk sections.
- Fell trunks or entire tree.
Additional Competencies
6
Additional Competencies
6
- Operate vehicles with or without trailer.
- Operate aerial lifts.
- Operate stump grinder.
- Participate in responses to storms and emergency situations.
- Install tree support and lightning protection systems.
- Perform plant health care activities
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Training Provider(s):
Johnny Apple Tree Care (JATC)
Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA)
International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)
Front Range Community College
700
RI hours
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50
Workplace Safety
50
Anti-Harassment Training
10
Anti-Harassment Training
10
Company Onboarding, Safety, and Orientation
20
Company Onboarding, Safety, and Orientation
20
CPR, First Aid, AED, CDL, and other employer required training or certifications
80
CPR, First Aid, AED, CDL, and other employer required training or certifications
80
Advanced Rigging and Tree Felling and Climbing
40
Advanced Rigging and Tree Felling and Climbing
40
Intro to Arborist Safety
10
Intro to Arborist Safety
10
Ground Op Fundamentals
10
Ground Op Fundamentals
10
Ground Op Chipper
10
Ground Op Chipper
10
Ground Op Chainsaw
10
Ground Op Chainsaw
10
Ground OP Tree Rigging and Removal
11
Ground OP Tree Rigging and Removal
11
Aerial Lift Fundamentals
10
Aerial Lift Fundamentals
10
Aerial Lift Rescue
10
Aerial Lift Rescue
10
Electrical Hazards Awareness Program & Renewal
21
Electrical Hazards Awareness Program & Renewal
21
Tree Climber Fundamentals
10
Tree Climber Fundamentals
10
Tree Climber Aerial Work
10
Tree Climber Aerial Work
10
Tree Climber Rescue
10
Tree Climber Rescue
10
Tree Climber Rigging and Removal
10
Tree Climber Rigging and Removal
10
Tree Care Specialist
16
Tree Care Specialist
16
Plant Health Care Technician
12
Plant Health Care Technician
12
ANZI Z133: Yearly Conference
30
ANZI Z133: Yearly Conference
30
Urban Forestry
10
Urban Forestry
10
Tree Anatomy and Physiology and Pruning
40
Tree Anatomy and Physiology and Pruning
40
Intro. to Arboriculture Abiotic and Biotic disorders
40
Intro. to Arboriculture Abiotic and Biotic disorders
40
Intro. to Arboriculture N. American Common Genera
20
Intro. to Arboriculture N. American Common Genera
20
Pest Management Techniques and Soils
20
Pest Management Techniques and Soils
20
Tree Risk Assessment; Bark Beetles and Soft Scales
10
Tree Risk Assessment; Bark Beetles and Soft Scales
10
Young Trees and Early Care
10
Young Trees and Early Care
10
Intro to Arborist Safety
4
Intro to Arborist Safety
4
Ground Op Fundamentals
8
Ground Op Fundamentals
8
Ground Op Chipper
8
Ground Op Chipper
8
Ground Op Chainsaw
8
Ground Op Chainsaw
8
Ground OP Tree Rigging and Removal
16
Ground OP Tree Rigging and Removal
16
Aerial Lift Fundamentals
8
Aerial Lift Fundamentals
8
Aerial Lift Rescue
8
Aerial Lift Rescue
8
Electrical Hazards Awareness Program & Renewal
16
Electrical Hazards Awareness Program & Renewal
16
Tree Climber Fundamentals
4
Tree Climber Fundamentals
4
Tree Climber Aerial Work
16
Tree Climber Aerial Work
16
Tree Climber Rescue
16
Tree Climber Rescue
16
Tree Climber Rigging and Removal
16
Tree Climber Rigging and Removal
16
Tree Care Specialist Fundamentals
16
Tree Care Specialist Fundamentals
16
Plant Health Care Technician
16
Plant Health Care Technician
16