OSHA and chainsaw permits

Editor,

I was privileged to attend Mrs. Melanie Fullman’s forest service 4:30 meeting yesterday along with Mr. Larry Olsen, Jim O’Reilly and two esteemed carbon county commissioners. Although somewhat of a curmudgeon, I was not asked to leave and for 2 hours became privy to the current thinking regarding the troublesome snowy range road closure controversy.

Of great interest is the hard fact that all volunteers who wish to use chain saws must take and complete a 2 day mandatory OSHA chain saw operation course given by approved teachers which, if completed, will provide a 3-year chain sa...