Set Your New Hire Up To Win. Set Your Crew Up To Win.
You spent time and money to find this person. Day 1 makes sure they show up ready, work safe, and stick around long enough to pay that investment back. It is the first day done right, for the new hire, the crew, and the business.
- The full Day 1 online course
- Day 1 Field Workbook for the new hire
- New Hire Checklist for the owner and crew leader
- Job site hazards, tools, and chipper awareness
- Signed end-of-day debrief
After purchase you get an email with instant access. Takes less than 2 minutes to get in.
Most New Hires Are Lost Before Lunch
Every owner has seen it. The new guy shows up in sneakers with no water, stands in the drop zone, gets yelled at, and never comes back. Or worse, he gets hurt. Either way, the money you spent finding him is gone and your crew had a bad day babysitting.
- Hours of ads, calls, and interviews wasted when they quit in week one
- A crew slowed down by someone who doesn't know where to stand
- Near misses around saws, rigging, and the chipper
- Injuries that cost far more than any training ever will
- A crew that stops trusting new hires because they keep leaving
Three People Win. Everyone Goes Home Safe.
Day 1 is not just a course for the new guy. It sets up everyone involved in bringing a new person onto a tree crew.
The New Hire
They know what to wear, what to bring, where to stand, and what to stay away from. They walk on the job site confident instead of lost, and they know how to be useful from the first hour.
The Crew
The crew gets someone who already knows the basics, the hazards, and the signals. Less babysitting, fewer surprises, and a crew leader with a clear plan for the day instead of making it up on the fly.
The Business
You protect the money you spent to hire them. A safer first day, a better first week, and a better shot at keeping a good person long enough to get a return on that hire.
The Goal of Day 1 Is Simple. Everyone Goes Home.
A new person on a tree crew doesn't know what they don't know. They don't know where the drop zone is, what a running saw sounds like when it's coming their way, or why you never reach toward a chipper. Day 1 teaches them before they find out the hard way.
Nine Lessons Built From the Field
Show Up Ready
What to wear for every season, full PPE, how much water and food to bring, and showing up early with the right attitude.
Your Role on the Crew
What a groundman actually does, who to listen to, and how to stay useful without getting in the way.
Job Site Hazards
Drop zones, overhead hazards, power lines, traffic, slips and trips. Where to stand and where never to stand.
Rake and Shovel
The basic tools of cleanup done right, so the job site looks better when you leave than when you got there.
Branch and Wood Management
How to drag brush, stack wood, and keep the work area clear so the crew can move fast and safe.
Knots and Ropes
The first knots every groundman needs to know and how to handle rope around a working climber.
Chainsaw Awareness
How to stay safe around running saws, what kickback is, and why distance matters even when you're not the one cutting.
Communication
Hand signals, verbal calls, and how to talk on a loud job site so nobody gets hurt from a missed message.
Chipper Awareness
The most dangerous machine on the job for a new hire. How to feed it, where to stand, and the rules you never break.
Two Tools That Make It Stick
Watching a course is one thing. Doing it on the job site is another. Every Day 1 purchase includes two printable tools, one for the new hire and one for the owner and crew leader.
Day 1 Field Workbook
Ten pages that walk the new hire through every lesson with questions they answer in their own words, so you know they actually got it.
- Day 1 packing list
- Hazard and drop zone questions
- Job site layout sketch
- Knot sign-off table for the crew leader
- Hand signals table filled in with the crew
- End-of-day debrief with signatures
New Hire Checklist
A simple step-by-step plan so the new person isn't just thrown on a truck. Everyone knows their part before the first tree comes down.
- Before Day 1: paperwork, PPE, course done, crew told
- Assign a buddy on the crew
- Morning briefing and drop zone walkthrough
- During the day check points
- End of Day 1 review
- First week check-ins with sign-offs
Simple To Use
Buy It
One purchase per new hire. You get access by email right away.
Before Day 1
The new hire takes the course at home and fills out the workbook.
On Day 1
The crew leader runs the checklist and signs off knots and signals on the job.
First Week
Short check-ins keep them on track and help you keep the good ones.
"This is a career people are proud of. How far you go is up to you."
Built From The Field Up
Anthony is a second-generation tree professional who started in this industry at 6 years old. He climbed for about 20 years, built his own tree service company, ran it for about 15 years, and sold it.
He has been the new guy, trained the new guy, and paid for the new guy who didn't make it to lunch. Day 1 is the training he wishes every one of his hires had before they ever stepped on a job site.
Don't Let Them Learn It The Hard Way
For less than the cost of one wasted day on the truck, your next hire shows up ready, your crew knows the plan, and your business has a better shot at keeping a good person.
100% satisfaction guaranteed. If your new hire goes through Day 1 and it doesn't help, we'll refund you. No questions asked.
Day 1 supports your training. It does not replace hands-on safety training, your company safety program, or supervision by a qualified crew leader.