Duration
4 days
Group Size
Maximum 12 learners
Who should attend
This is for learners who is required to operate chainsaws, outside of forestry and arboriculture, for cross-cutting and felling small trees up to 200mm.
Pre-requisites
Some
Course aims
The course aims to ensure learners are aware how to use and maintain a chainsaw and the correct procedure to felling small trees with a width up to 200mm.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of the course the learners will know:
- Workshop safety awareness
- Guide bar, saw chain and power unit maintenance
- Re-assembly
- Health and safety features
- Lubrication and fuelling
- Personal protective equipment
- Starting and pre-cutting checks
- Site safety awareness
- Risk assessment process
- Cross-cutting and stacking timber
- Preparation
- Felling
- De-limbing
- Takedown of hung up trees
Course Outline:
- Outline PUWER, testing, maintenance, and suitability of equipment
- PPE, respiratory protective requirements
- Implications of vibration, noise etc
- Outline electrical safety issues
- Explain wheel markings, wheel types etc
- Safe mounting of wheels
- Safe use of disc cutter/grinder
- Practical demonstration and use
Certification: Upon successful completion of the end of course assessment the learners will receive a certificate of attendance supplied by the training provider.
NB: Candidates must supply their own Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) gear and chainsaw.
