Contributor: Safesite HQ 2 Jurisdiction: OSHA
Use this inspection to evaluate Climber proficiency. The employee will have a final evaluation of Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced and can not move onto Climber Evaluation Part 3 until evaluated to at least Intermediate in this part. Evaluate each of the following behaviors for pass/fail and provide a comment when a behavior fails.
1. Employee Name
2. Employee Number
3. Time in Industry
4. Time with Employer
5. Date of Hire
6. Electrical Hazards Awareness Program (EHAP) Training Date
1. Throw Line
Actions
2. Sling Shot
Actions
3. Basic Knots
Actions
1. Setting a tag/pull-line
Actions
2. Creating a proper fall zone
Actions
3. Three-way communication
Actions
4. Proper face-cuts
Actions
5. Proper back-cuts
Actions
6. Proper hinge wood
Actions
7. Evaluation of work area for surrounding hazards
Actions
8. Identification of widow makers or other compromised trees
Actions
9. Utilizing an escape route
Actions
1. Use of Wedges
Actions
2. Felling burned trees
Actions
3. Felling trees with a lean
Actions
4. Felling rotten or compromised trees
Actions
5. Rigging using 5:1, port-a-wraps, GRCS, etc.
Actions
6. Redirect pulley systems
Actions
1. Flipline/Safety Line Placement
Actions
2. 2-point tie-in
Actions
3. Repositioning
Actions
4. Ease of movement (How efficient are they? Are the struggling?)
Actions
1. Flipline/Safety Line Placement
Actions
2. 2-point tie-in
Actions
3. Walking the branch
Actions
4. Repositioning
Actions
5. Ease of movement (How efficient are they? Are they struggling?).
Actions
1. Face Cut (Open, Humboldt, Traditional)
Actions
2. Back Cut
Actions
3. Hinge Wood
Actions
1. Topping
Actions
2. Snap Cuts
Actions
3. Relief Cuts
Actions
4. Pruning
Actions
1. Areas to Improve
2. Comments
3. Evaluators Name
4. Employee Proficiency Level (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced) Employee can not move to Tree Climber Evaluation Part 3 unless evaluated to at least Intermediate.