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Job Duties Custom List 37-3013.00 — Tree Trimmers and Pruners

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Operate shredding and chipping equipment, and feed limbs and brush into the machines.

Operate boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools.

Cut away dead and excess branches from trees, or clear branches around power lines, using climbing equipment or buckets of extended truck booms, or chainsaws, hooks, handsaws, shears, and clippers.

Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment.

Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes or block and tackle.

Climb trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas.

Supervise others engaged in tree trimming work and train lower-level employees.

Trim, top, and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or to remove low-hanging branches.

Load debris and refuse onto trucks and haul it away for disposal.

Inspect trees to determine if they have diseases or pest problems.

Provide information to the public regarding trees, such as advice on tree care.

Trim jagged stumps, using saws or pruning shears.

Clear sites, streets, and grounds of woody and herbaceous materials, such as tree stumps and fallen trees and limbs.

Collect debris and refuse from tree trimming and removal operations into piles, using shovels, rakes, or other tools.

Cable, brace, tie, bolt, stake, and guy trees and branches to provide support.

Plan and develop budgets for tree work, and estimate the monetary value of trees.

Prune, cut down, fertilize, and spray trees as directed by tree surgeons.

Remove broken limbs from wires, using hooked extension poles.

Water, root-feed, and fertilize trees.

Install lightning protection on trees.

Scrape decayed matter from cavities in trees and fill holes with cement to promote healing and to prevent further deterioration.

Spray trees to treat diseased or unhealthy trees, including mixing chemicals and calibrating spray equipment.

Apply tar or other protective substances to cut surfaces or seal surfaces and to protect them from fungi and insects.

Transplant and remove trees and shrubs, and prepare trees for moving.

Split logs or wooden blocks into bolts, pickets, posts, or stakes, using hand tools such as ax wedges, sledgehammers, and mallets.

Harvest tanbark by cutting rings and slits in bark and stripping bark from trees, using spuds or axes.

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