1. Trail Maintenance and Construction tasks - Their Hazards and Recommended Safety Gear
(Documents)

This chart is intended as a guide and is not comprehensive. Basic safety equipment for all trail work includes a first-aid kit, boots, work gloves, long pants, and appropriate dress for the weather. Common ...

2. Safety Alert – Chain Sawyer Chaps
(News/Current News)

... safety standards. Many PATCers are certified sawyers and each has purchased, or was issued, chaps as part of their personal protective equipment (PPE). PATC wants to follow a logical system to identify ...

3. Write an Article or Blog
(FAQs/How to...)

... are reluctant to speak with others, many are very circumspect about writing. Writing Using a Computer Okay, it’s not an IBM Selectric (and, if you’re unfamiliar with that outstanding piece of equipment, ...

4. 2008 District Report
(The Stacks/District Manager Archives)

... made outstanding use of new tools and safety equipment. They conducted monthly worktrips or projects on various sections of the A.T. in the district throughout the spring and summer, and are continuing ...

5. Black Rock Prescribed Burn
(The Stacks/News Archives)

... burn; equipment used included eight engines, two law enforcement vehicles, two water tenders, and a UTV. After a successful test fire at 1035, ignition proceeded slowly north and south along the Appalachian ...

6. Stream Crossing Construction and Maintenance Standards
(Standards & Techniques/SNP Trails Standards)

... stones should be kept free of logs, limbs, and other debris to prevent damming Equipment Pick mattock, Cutter mattock, or Pulaski Rock bar or Digging iron McLeod or Fire rake Griphoist and ...

7. Trail Tread (Erosion Control and Prevention)
(Standards & Techniques/SNP Trails Standards)

... itself must have project clearance. Equipment Pick mattock, cutter-mattock, or Pulaski Shovel Ax Saw Fire rake or McLeod  ...

8. Clearing Fallen Trees and Windfalls
(Standards & Techniques/SNP Trails Standards)

... or “hung-up” trees alone. Do not exceed the capability of equipment or personal skills. Clearing should be done at least once each year in early spring to remove winter storm damage; additional work ...

9. Vegetation Maintenance
(Standards & Techniques/SNP Trails Standards)

... do not remove any more vegetation than is necessary to define the tread. Equipment Long handled clippers (loppers) Weeders (swing blades) Small saws Pulaskis or cutter (#3) mattocks (for ...

10. Blazing
(Standards & Techniques/SNP Trails Standards)

... rocks. To avoid overblazing, err on the side of too few blazes; more can be placed later if needed. Equipment for Blazing 1 gallon bucket with handle 1" brush Blaze paint Paint scraper ...

11. Flying McLeods
(Section)

... crew works one day a month through the summer. Volunteers work under an agreement with the National Park Service. PATC provides training, safety equipment, and tools.  ...