A professional who fells trees, applying specified cutting procedures to control direction of fall. Respnsibilities include:

• Clears brush from work area and escape route, and cuts saplings and other trees from falling path, using ax and chain saw.
• Saws or chops undercut in bole of tree to fix designated direction of fall, using chain saw and ax, and saws opposite side (back cut) to fell tree.
• Drives wedges behind saw with mall to tip tree and prevent binding of saw.
• May cut limbs from tree.
• May cut tree into log lengths.
• May tag trees in unsafe condition with high visibility ribbon.
• Workers are classified as faller I where adherence to standards of minimum tree damage are of prime importance and considerable judgment is exercised in determining cutting techniques.