AGENDA

7 am-8 am  
Registration & Coffee

8 am-9 am
AMM; OCAA Business Meeting - What happened this year, what are the plans for the future
Review of the last minutes, Committee Reports as per members' email and Board Nominations.

9 am-9:30 am
Introduction to the Discussion “Redefining the Arborist Profession”

9:30 am-10 am  - Coffee Break

10 am-12 pm
Brainstorming, “fill in the blanks”

12 pm-1 pm - Lunch 

1 pm-3 pm
Review and discussion

3 pm-3:30 pm - Coffee Break 

3:30 pm-5 pm
Next steps; where do we go from here? 

6 pm
Dinner & Social Gathering

Join with us on November 15, 2019, to fill in the blanks:

Ground Worker 1: Entry Level Employee,

• Effectively sets up traffic control and manages the most common hazards associated with securing the job site.

• Aids the staff working aloft by using a small selection of knots, basic rigging equipment, and a chainsaw.

• Safely uses a chainsaw and chipper in an effective manner to ensure efficiency and productivity,

• Understands and carries out the basic maintenance needs of all the tools and equipment they have been trained on.

• Cleans up the worksite in an efficient manner to protect persons, property, and equipment.

Ground Worker 2: Production Staff,

• Assists staff working aloft with rigging operations; installation, use, and care of the equipment is all apart of this role.

• Equipment operations include stump grinder and large chainsaws as well as pruning tools.

• Basic understanding of pruning cuts and how to correctly prune common juvenile trees and shrubs.

• Drives G class vehicle.

Climber 1: Entry Level climber,

• Identifies a shortlist of common trees and understands the common physical expectations limitations of each.

• Installs, and uses a work positioning system safely and efficiently to access trees up to 50’.

• Uses manual tools aloft to perform basic tree care tasks (deadwood, structural improvements, reduction etc….) with very little direction.

• Able to use a rope for lowering materials to the ground.

Climber 2: Production Climber,

• Effectively plans the flow of work to ensure jobs are completed safely and efficiently

• Uses advanced rigging systems safely and effectively

• Makes educated decisions about plant health care to perform tree maintenance activities

• Identifies a long list of tree and shrub species that are common in the province, understands the dynamics of the structure, associated hazards, and pruning techniques

Climber/Operator: production climber who operates equipment

• Inspects, operates and maintains a truck-mounted aerial lift

• Inspects, operates, and maintains a truck-mounted knuckle boom

• Maintains a DZ license

• Plans and executes a crane assisted tree removal

Utility: clears vegetation in proximity to energized conductors

• Inspects, operates and maintains dielectric tools

• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of electrical trade theory

• Inspects, operates and maintains the off-road aerial device

• Identifies utilities and all associated components

Plant Health Care:

• Maintains Exterminators Licences for Landscape and Forestry

• Identifies common pests and pathogens commonly found in Ontario

• Produces written Integrated Pest Management plans

Consultant:

• Working knowledge of Integrated Pest Management creates and writes plans

• Writes detailed reports for municipalities and other agencies on the topics of Tree Risk

• Assessment, Tree Valuation, Tree Preservation, and Soil management

• Working knowledge of construction practices and recommends remediation practices for tree preservation

• Working knowledge of Arboriculture practices and recommends services to manage urban trees
• Maintains exterminator Licence for Industrial Vegetation
• Inspects, operates and maintains all-terrain vehicles (boat, ATV, snowmobile)