AI Assistant for Fallers

Core Responsibilities

• 1Stop saw engines, pull cutting bars from cuts, and run to safety as tree falls.(Core task)
• 2Appraise trees for certain characteristics, such as twist, rot, and heavy limb growth, and gauge amount and direction of lean, to determine how to control the direction of a tree's fall with the least damage.(Core task)
• 3Saw back-cuts, leaving sufficient sound wood to control direction of fall.(Core task)
• 4Clear brush from work areas and escape routes, and cut saplings and other trees from direction of falls, using axes, chainsaws, or bulldozers.(Core task)
• 5Measure felled trees and cut them into specified log lengths, using chain saws and axes.(Core task)
• 6Assess logs after cutting to ensure that the quality and length are correct.(Core task)
• 7Determine position, direction, and depth of cuts to be made, and placement of wedges or jacks.(Core task)
• 8Control the direction of a tree's fall by scoring cutting lines with axes, sawing undercuts along scored lines with chainsaws, knocking slabs from cuts with single-bit axes, and driving wedges.(Core task)
• 9Trim off the tops and limbs of trees, using chainsaws, delimbers, or axes.(Core task)
• 10Select trees to be cut down, assessing factors such as site, terrain, and weather conditions before beginning work.(Core task)

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