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Tree Trimming & Removal JSAJob Safety Analysis template

Pruning, felling and chipping with chainsaws. Use it as-is or change it to fit your job, then walk the site and add what's different today.

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Date

Location

Person in charge

Company

Nearest ER / address

Muster point · Emergency: 911

Job steps, hazards & controls

#	Job step	Hazards	Controls
01	Size up the tree	Dead limbs, rot and lean Power lines in or near the tree	Walk around and look up; plan the fall direction and two escape routes Lines in the tree: only line-clearance-qualified workers
02	Set the drop zone	People struck by falling limbs or the tree	Drop zone at least twice the tree height for felling Cones and a ground person keeping people out
03	Cut with the chainsaw	Kickback and cuts Noise and flying chips	Chaps, hard hat with face screen, hearing and eye protection, gloves Two hands on the saw; chain brake on when moving
04	Climb or use the bucket	Falls Struck by swinging limbs	Climbers tied in twice when cutting Bucket workers harnessed to the boom
05	Chip and clean up	Being pulled into the chipper Flying chips	Feed from the side; let go early; never reach into the chute Know where the emergency stop is

Don’t forget to check

Overhead Power LinesTraffic & the PublicNoiseLightning & High Wind

Today’s site-specific hazards

Hazard	Control

Crew sign-in: I reviewed this JSA and I can stop work

Name	Company / role	Signature	Time

How it works on your phone

1 · Pick itTap the button above. This JSA loads with the checks crews most often forget already suggested.

2 · Walk the siteAdd where you are, who's in charge and the nearest ER. The first person on site adds today's hazards.

3 · Crew signsPass the phone. Each person reads every step and signs. Print or save the PDF.

This JSA is a starting point built from common field practice. Your job, your site and your company's procedures come first: change anything that doesn't fit, and follow your permits and regulations.