(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Fallers
Job Description
Use axes or chainsaws to fell trees using knowledge of tree characteristics and cutting techniques to control direction of fall and minimize tree damage.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Stop saw engines, pull cutting bars from cuts, and run to safety as tree falls. |
100
|
Saw back-cuts, leaving sufficient sound wood to control direction of fall. |
100
|
Maintain and repair chainsaws and other equipment, cleaning, oiling, and greasing equipment, and sharpening equipment properly. |
99
|
Trim off the tops and limbs of trees, using chainsaws, delimbers, or axes. |
98
|
Appraise trees for certain characteristics, such as twist, rot, and heavy limb growth, and gauge amount and direction of lean, in order to determine how to control the direction of a tree's fall with the least damage. |
98
|
Clear brush from work areas and escape routes, and cut saplings and other trees from direction of falls, using axes, chainsaws, or bulldozers. |
97
|
Control 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. |
96
|
Select trees to be cut down, assessing factors such as site, terrain, and weather conditions before beginning work. |
94
|
Determine position, direction, and depth of cuts to be made, and placement of wedges or jacks. |
92
|
Insert jacks or drive wedges behind saws to prevent binding of saws and to start trees falling. |
86
|
Measure felled trees and cut them into specified log lengths, using chain saws and axes. |
83
|
Assess logs after cutting to ensure that the quality and length are correct. |
79
|
Tag unsafe trees with high-visibility ribbons. |
58
|
Place supporting limbs or poles under felled trees in order to avoid splitting undersides, and to prevent logs from rolling. |
57
|
Secure steel cables or chains to logs for dragging by tractors or for pulling by cable yarding systems. |
55
|
Work as a member of a team, rotating between chain saw operation and skidder operation. |
52
|
Load logs or wood onto trucks, trailers, or railroad cars, by hand or using loaders or winches. |
49
|
Mark logs for identification. |
14
|
Split logs, using axes, wedges, and mauls, and stack wood in ricks or cord lots. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
92
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
88
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
73
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
67
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
64
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
56
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
56
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
54
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
54
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
46
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
42
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
41
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
39
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
39
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
37
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
35
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
31
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
31
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
30
|
Getting Information
|
27
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
20
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
20
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
19
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
19
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
18
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
18
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
17
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
17
|
Processing Information
|
17
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
16
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
15
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
14
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
14
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
14
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
14
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
14
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
13
|
Thinking Creatively
|
9
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
9
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
4
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
3
|
Interacting With Computers
|