The rules below should be understood by all students. They will be discussed frequently and are some of the things the instructor and students will be watching one another for each day of the course.

1. The worksite is always kept in a clean and safe condition, bark, sawdust and wood pieces always raked up and hauled away on the wheelbarrows or sleds. This is everyone's continuing job so there is nothing for anyone to stumble on.
2. Class begins at 8:30 each day, either with a lecture or on the worksite.
3. Think twice about everything you do. Plan, and ensure that others know what you are about to do.
4. Always watch what everyone else is doing.
5. Only Kevlar chainsaw protective leather or rubber boots with steel toes are ever worn on the worksite.
6. Chainsaw protective chaps are always worn when working with any tools, including axe, chainsaw, chisels, sander and drawknife. Heavy Carhartt, wool, or denim long trousers are always worn under the chaps - even in warm weather. No shorts or athletic pants.
7. Keep leather gloves on your hands when using or sharpening any tools, including drawknife, axe, or chisels. Protective shirts are always worn when doing anything with a chainsaw or electric sander. Denim protective shirts with button fronts are always buttoned up when working with chainsaw or sander. 
8. Hardhats are worn whenever you are on the worksite or any project of any kind around the school. A hardhat is only unnecessary when actually drawknifing logs.
9. Use eye and ear protection, particularly when sawing, sanding, or pounding nails and log dogs.
10. Sunglasses of any kind are never worn while using chainsaw. Sunglasses can reduce your vision up to 85%.
11. Strap on your Stabilicer boot calks if conditions become slippery due to ice, snow, or rain (late fall & winter).
12. Find a comfortable, out-of-the-way, secure situation on a workbench for all sharpening. Always wear leather gloves when doing this.
13. Keep your personal first-aid kit with your tools on the worksite. 
14. Plan your job carefully - think about it - go slow. Think twice about everything.
15. Stay at least 12 feet away from anyone operating a chainsaw or axe. 
16. If you want to say something or ask a question, wave down all the chainsaws (in a horizontal motion) to gain the attention of sawyer's peripheral vision. Always do this from the greatest distance possible. Never approach or touch the sawyer!
17. When using a ladder, be sure angle to ground and building is proper before climbing or allowing anyone else to climb it.
18. Prior to beginning work on a log, make certain it is in a safe, out-of-the-way area so others will not tend to walk unnecessarily close to it.
19. Fasten your log with dogs or log cleats when working on it.
20. When rotating a finished log for trying out a fit, always use a peavey or canthook rather than your arms. The easiest and safest way always has to do with using the correct tool.
21. Only a couple of people should be working on each log - keep the 12 foot distance.
22. Before starting your saw, look 360 degrees around you and yell "chainsaw" in your loudest voice. Be sure nobody is approaching or within 12 feet of you.
23. Start your saw in a safe manner, and never use it above your waist if possible.
24. Never operate your chainsaw if you are not feeling good or if you have not had adequate rest the night before. Any job can wait.
25. When lifting or carrying a log, be sure that all participants are lifting in the correct way, with the legs, and that everyone knows exactly what is going on. Logs or poles are never dropped or thrown, even a short distance.
26. Sharpen your peavey, canthook, and timber carrier duckbill points so they grab properly. Do this no later than the first morning of the course.
27. Cut only perpendicular to the log on notches - do not brush a notch parallel to the log.
28. Cut only parallel to the lateral grooves with your saw. Do not brush 90 degrees to the log.
29. When releasing a log from cleats or dogs, have another person with a peavey or canthook hold the log securely, and yell in a loud voice, "undogging" or "uncleating."
30. No nails are ever left in boards, nor are they left on the ground. When removing nails from wood, put them in your pocket or a tin can.
31. Log trucks and lifting boom are operated only by the instructor.
32. No personal vehicles are driven into the building yard at any time, except at beginning and end of course.
33. Don't jump from a log pile. Don't run on the site.
34. Cameras, tools, or clothing are never hung, placed inside, on, or under trucks. Keep tools of all kinds far away from loader truck or flatbeds.
35. Clothing or tools are never hung on or next to fire extinguishers or covering 1st aid kits.
36. During the workday, stow your tools on or under the tool benches - so people will not trip over them. Avoid putting your wheelbarrow or tool sled right by the building project, unless there is ample room.
37. Be sure your personal chainsaw fuel and oil cans are labeled and stowed properly.
38. Refueling and oiling of saws must take place at least 20 feet from the tool shed on a workbench - never inside the shed or on the steps.
39. No axes, saws, gasoline or other tools are kept in or around bunkhouses or sauna.
40. Clean your tools and make sure they are sharpened at the end of class each day. If possible, use one of the vises for securing your chainsaw while sharpening.
41. Remember always: if something you are doing seems awkward, difficult, or inconvenient, it is fair to assume that it is also UNSAFE. Stop and think. Ask the instructor. Holding safety discussions is probably the most valuable use of our class time.