1. TREE CLIMBING

2. OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Act
Rules of safety administered by OSHA
Fine companies not in compliance

3. ANSI Z133 American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Standards for arboriculture
Safety
Operation
Pruning
Planting
Etc.

4. Lanyard
Short rope used for work positioning

5. Carabineers
Auto-locking
Requires two separate actions to open

6. Rope Climbing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1RSzKkBOWc
Ascending tree
Footlock

7. Rope
Zip line

8. Rope Rigging Removing limbs or taking down tree

9. Knots Hitch knot Secure rope to an object or another rope
Blake’s Hitch for ascending
Friction knot allow for ascending

10. Knots
Bend knot
Joins two rope ends together

11. Spurs
Not used on healthy trees
Only on takedowns

12. Throw lines Shot pouch Slingshot Monkey’s fist Weighted bag to throw
Slingshot
Monkey’s fist
No shot pouch