PREREQUISITES
Learners should have completed the Chainsaw Maintenance Cross-Cutting course prior to completing this course.
Learners are asked to comply with the following requirements:
Chainsaws as per HSE guidance and pre-course handout, PPE as per pre-course handout, Operator’s maintenance kit and equipment as per pre-course handout, 2-stroke fuel and saw chain oil.
INTRODUCTION
This course is not suitable for professional users. During this course, you’ll learn how to safely and confidently fell small trees.
OVERVIEW
For professional chainsaw operators working in forestry and arboriculture, the industry recommendation is that for ’high risk‘ activities, a certificate of competence or a nationally recognised qualification with independent assessment should be the minimum requirement. As a result, this course is not suitable for professional chainsaw users.
Using a chainsaw and felling trees are both potentially dangerous activities. Having total confidence and expertise in what you’re doing is essential. That’s where our 2-day course can give you the edge. Our training is delivered by experienced instructors to small groups, so you’ll receive plenty of individual attention. This is a hands-on course that covers both practical skills and health and safety guidance, as well as demonstrating that you and your employer have completed sufficient training to meet the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER). We also use high-quality course materials that accurately reflect current safe working practices.
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View coursesTHE FINER DETAILS
Our course is a balanced mix of theory and practice. You’ll be guided through all the relevant health and safety guidelines to ensure you stay protected on the job. After a look at pre-work preparation, you’ll then move on to the hands-on aspect of the course. All the appropriate techniques will be taught, from felling to site clearance.
COURSE SESSIONS
- HSE legislation and safety guidelines
- Preparation
- Felling techniques
- Branch removal – snedding and de-limbing
- Taking down hung-up trees using hand tools
- Clearing site and chainsaw checks.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is suitable for people who work in agriculture, horticulture, woodland industries, local authorities, conservation, construction and land-based industries. This a physically demanding course, so you’ll need at least a moderate level of fitness.
WHAT WILL BE COVERED
By the end of the course you’ll be able to:
• Understand risk assessment procedures
• Assess trees to be felled and identify hazards and associated risks
• Prepare trees to be felled and escape routes
• Fell trees which have a diameter up to 200mm/8ins safely and accurately using different techniques
• De-limb felled trees in a safe and effective manner
• Select and use hand tools and maintain them in a safe condition
• Take down hung-up trees using hand tools
• State techniques that must not be used for the takedown of hung-up trees
