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Chain Saw Safety Instructor Presents to CTEC
Students
On
Sept.19, 2007, Dan Tilton, a chain saw
safety instructor, spoke to seniors in the
Conservation & Outdoor Power programs. The
presentation included saw selection and
safety devices; saw chain function and
maintenance; cause, effect, and prevention
of kickback; personal protective equipment;
and a demonstration of modern felling,
limbing, and bucking techniques.
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Dan Tilton
- BRIEF BIO: |
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Dan
Tilton first learned about chain
saws from his father and
grandfather, who made their
livelihoods in the business, and
then trained under two
internationally-renowned forestry
experts in Sweden.
As a safety instructor for the last
25 years, Dan has traveled
extensively training woodcutters at
all levels of experience in the safe
and efficient use of chain saws and
brush cutters. He is featured in a
professional, five-part series of
videos on chain saw safety. Dan is
the National Safety for the Tilton
Equipment Company in Rye, New
Hampshire. |
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