Are you looking for a career that promises excitement and excellent compensation? This five-week, 200-hour program, developed by leaders within the Utility arboriculture industry, offers trainees an opportunity to develop best practices, skills, and knowledge required for a career as an utility line clearance arborist.
Employers gain utility arborist employees with an understanding of the job requirements, as well as demonstrated skills, compliant with OSHA, ANSI and Industry standards. This kick-start program leads to a reduction of on-the-job training -time requirements, higher production rates, lower incident rates and higher employee retention.
Employers gain utility arborist employees with an understanding of the job requirements, as well as demonstrated skills, compliant with OSHA, ANSI and Industry standards. This kick-start program leads to a reduction of on-the-job training -time requirements, higher production rates, lower incident rates and higher employee retention.
Employment and Compensation: A local Utility Arborist employer will also pre-screen and interview participants before the training to be considered for employment. The following will apply if participants are hired:
- Starting wage of $21.63 per hour after completion of training
- Drug test required upon hiring
- First-year of employment to include obtaining a commercial driver’s license
Trainees Will Learn:
- OSHA 10 Certificate
- American Heart Association, Heartsaver First aid and CPR certificate
- National Safety Council Flagger certificate
- Communications
- Electrical Hazard Basics and Minimum approach distance
- Current ANSI Z133 Safety Standards
- Mobile Equipment operations
- Correct use of a chainsaw and felling procedures
- Worksite inspections and Hazard Identification
- Job site set-up
- Tree and Shrub identification
- Climbing basics
- Common knots used in tree care
- Pruning fundamentals
- Electrical Hardware Identification
- How an electrical grid functions
- Aerial lift basics
- Emergency Action Planning
- Fire prevention and response
Please click the following for a downloadable training outline : ULCAT Outline
Please click the following for a downloadable training flyer : Utility Line Clearance Arborist Training Flyer
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