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Climber Evaluation Part 2

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Arboriculture

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.

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Climber Evaluation Part 2

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Basic InformationSection 1 of 9 with 6 Questions

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

Setting Climb LinesSection 2 of 9 with 3 Questions

1. Throw Line

Actions

2. Sling Shot

Actions

3. Basic Knots

Actions

Basic Tree Felling (Less than 12” DBH)Section 3 of 9 with 9 Questions

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

Advanced/Technical Tree Felling (everything for Basic Tree Felling +) – (Over 12” DBH)Section 4 of 9 with 6 Questions

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

Vertical ClimbingSection 5 of 9 with 4 Questions

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

Horizontal ClimbingSection 6 of 9 with 5 Questions

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

Chainsaw/Handsaw UseSection 7 of 9 with 3 Questions

1. Face Cut (Open, Humboldt, Traditional)

Actions

2. Back Cut

Actions

3. Hinge Wood

Actions

Technical CutsSection 8 of 9 with 4 Questions

1. Topping

Actions

2. Snap Cuts

Actions

3. Relief Cuts

Actions

4. Pruning

Actions

Final EvaluationSection 9 of 9 with 4 Questions

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.

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