Title: (Optional) Maintain equipment and machinery according to manufacturer recommendations.
Course: Forestry Management, Advanced (18502-II) > Section: Using Forestry Best Management Practices (BMPs) to Harvest Timber Products

Maintenance should include

- using all safety procedures
- determining and performing preventative maintenance measures
- maintaining and servicing small gasoline engines using the operator’s manual
- keeping records of equipment servicing
- adhering to required procedures for disposing of waste products and handling flammable and non-restricted chemicals
- storing equipment and machinery according to manufacturer recommendations
- performing minor welding repairs using arc welding and oxy-acetylene equipment.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What methods are used to store gasoline?
- What are the required procedures for handling and storing flammable substances?
- Why should one use the operator’s manual when performing equipment and machinery repair?