ATC ‘22 ARBORPALOOZA: EXPLORING THE WIDE WORLD OF TREES
Field Day Station 5: Lessons from Rope Access - An Arborist’s Reflections on Discipline Sunday, October 2, 2022 | 7:30 am to 4:45 pm (2-CEUs/per station) Instructor: Allen Taylor In this station, Allen will share his experience with certification through the Soci - ety of Professional Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT) as well as climbing to the standards they require. He will also discuss various rope and climbing systems employed by rope access technicians and how they may or not be applicable to arboriculture. Training and certification is also a huge part ofthe SPRAT world, what can we in the ISA learn from their requirements? This station will also include climbing demonstrations to familiarize participants with some of the basic facets of rope access.
Allen Taylor is the lead arborist and founder of Conservation Tree Care. He is an Eagle Scout and graduated from the University of Vermont Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Re - sources with a BS in Forestry. His passion for ski mountaineering led him to the Pacific Northwest shortly after graduating and he
has never looked back. Allen is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist (PN-7316B), holds the Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ), and is a Registered Con - sulting Arborist (RCA#643) with the American Society of Consulting Arborists. He is also a SPRAT Level 1 rope access technician. When he isn’t working, Allen spends his time running, biking, climbing, and skiing.
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