LEAF: Chainsaw Safety Fundamentals

JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK (April 15, 2025) -- Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s Agriculture Program is excited to announce an upcoming educational event, “Chainsaw Safety Fundamentals”. This workshop will be held on April 29th, 2025 from 10am to 12noon at the Carnahan Center at Jamestown Community College. This is a class designed for beginners, along with being a refresher class for experienced chainsaw operators.

This workshop is co-hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County and NYCAHM, the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health as part of the LEAF workshop series. LEAF, or Learn. Empower. Achieve. Farm., are educational adult educational classes open to all. CCE-Chautauqua strives to diversify and grow agriculture in Chautauqua County by connecting our area’s residents, homesteaders, and farmers to educational resources.

Instructors of the April 29th workshop will cover topics including Safety Practices, Personal Protective Equipment, maintenance and upkeep of a chainsaw, along with safe start and shut down, preventing kickbacks and more. This is an interactive class filled with discussion, demonstrations and hands-on learning.

Please make plans to attend, learn more about LEAF and pre-register at: https://chautauqua.cce.cornell.edu/agriculture/leaf-workshops. Call 716-664-9502 for more information.

The LEAF Program is one of many programs offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County (CCE-Chautauqua). CCE-Chautauqua is a subordinate governmental agency with an educational mission that operates under a form of organization and administration approved by Cornell University as agent for the State of New York. It is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The association is part of the national cooperative extension system, an educational partnership between County, State, and Federal governments. As New York’s land grant university Cornell administers the system in this state. Each Cornell Cooperative Extension association is an independent employer that is governed by an elected Board of Directors with general oversight from Cornell. All associations work to meet the needs of the counties in which they are located as well as state and national goals. For more information, call 716-664-9502 or visit our website at www.cce.cornell.edu/chautauqua. 

Last updated April 18, 2025