OSHA Provides Funding For Tree Cleanup And Safety Courses By The Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service

(Seneca, SC)————–The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is providing funding for a series of tree cleanup and chainsaw safety courses with the aim of training hundreds of first responders and others on how to properly deal with downed trees and safely manage their chainsaw use. The courses are being offered throughout South Carolina by the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service in partnership with the University of Georgia. 

The field training itself is conducted by North American Training Solutions, the premier chainsaw safety training organization in the United States. 

Cory Tanner, who is the horticulture program team leader for the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service, says that police officers, fire fighters and other first responders are not going out to cut on trees everyday, however, when circumstances arise in emergency situations, it is important for them to have this training.