Explores the entire forest products supply-chain including sectors, current trends, career paths, and environments related to wood manufacturing. Establishes the importance of health and safety practices in the industry and introduces learners to various hazards they will encounter across industry, including sawmills, wood shops, and industrial settings. Learners will develop basic knowledge of OSHA, mills and shops in the forest products industry, and will have the opportunity to earn an NTC Forklift Operator Certificate.
Students who specified one or more of these Programs of Study or Program Foci: Wood Industry: Primary Manufacturing, Wood Industry: Secondary Manufacturing, Wood Science, Wood Technology