Chainsaws – Maintenance, Cross-Cutting & Felling Small Trees up to
380mm
(including takedown of hung up trees using hand tools)
Course Duration 5 days
Assessment 1 day
Cost
£747.00
We are running this 5 day course aimed at novice operators with little or no experience of chainsaw use, who are required to operate chainsaws for both cross-cutting and felling to guide bar length.
It
enables candidates to satisfy all the objectives of the course plus the
following:
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state and identify the necessary personal protective equipment required, report on its condition and locate the various standard marks
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state and identify required health and safety features on a chainsaw
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identify faults and defects on a chainsaw and cutting equipment and decide which the operator can remedy and which require a service engineer’s attention
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select and identify correct tools to enable maintenance to be carried out and report on their serviceability
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carry out correctly all routine maintenance in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction book/or the Lantra Awards workbook
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prepare the chainsaw for use with the correct fuel/oil mix and chain lubrication
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start the chainsaw from both cold and hot in a safe manner
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carry out pre-cutting tests and state the procedures in the chainsaw fails these tests
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state the possible hazards/risks when carrying out maintenance or operational tasks
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cross-cut timber accurately to required lengths
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assess and explain the terms ‘tension’ and ‘compression’ in timber
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adopt safe procedures to remove a trapped guide bar
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handle and stack timber in a safe manner
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organise site safety and state the precautions required
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identify types of timber, potential hazards and stresses, correctly assess if timber is in compression or tension and select the appropriate technique to deal with the particular situation
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correctly assess the situation prior to free felling a straight open grown tree up to a maximum of 380mm diameter and with the aid of wedges and/or a felling lever, fell it in a chosen direction
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remove limbs from felled trees and cross cut, handle and stack timber in a safe and efficient manner
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take down hung up trees using hand tools, recognise situations where specialist help is require.
This course culminates in an NPTC assessment in units CS30 and CS31.
If this course if of interest to you then please contact the office.
