Renewal TRAQ Course – April 19th, 2024
Time: TRAQ Renewal Course 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
One day only TRAQ Exam Day 8:00 am – 11:30 am
Location: Village of Oak Park – Lunch Room
201 South Blvd, Oak Park, IL 60302
Breakfast and lunch will be provided on April 19th.
Renewal Course – 5 CEU’s
Participants are asked to bring their Tree Risk Assessment manual and clipboard to the course.
The Tree Risk Assessment Qualification Renewal Course is a one-day refresher, with five hours of instruction, and three hours to take the exam.
This Renewal Course will cover the following:
Tree Biology and Mechanics: Participants will learn how to assess wood structure, decay, and tree mechanics, and evaluate their impact on likelihood of tree or tree part failure. Participants will also learn how to identify and assess defects and conditions that may affect likelihood of failure.
Tree Inspection and Assessment: Participants will learn about types of targets, assess the likelihood of a tree or tree part impacting a target, and estimate the consequences of tree or tree part failure. Participants will also learn how to assess site factors that may influence likelihood of failure.
Data Analysis and Risk Categorization: After learning the tree and target factors that must be assessed, participants will combine likelihood of failure, likelihood of impact, and consequences of failure to derive a risk rating. This rating helps the assessor communicate tree risk to clients and risk managers and allows comparison of risk levels between trees.
Risk Reporting: Participants will learn skills for clearly communicating tree risk to clients, both in written and verbal reports. Participants will also learn about the key components that should be included in a report after completing a tree risk assessment.
Participants should bring:
