Chainsaws, Forestry and Arboriculture
Course duration 2
Cost per day £150.00
Qualification cost £246.00
Total course cost £655.20 (inc VAT)
Qualification
NPTC City and Guilds
Pre-requisties
CS30 (unit 003920)
PPE requirement
Safety helmet / eye protection / hearing protection / gloves / leg protection / protective boots / high visibility non-snag outer clothing
Number of delegates 4
Who is the course for:
This course is for experienced chainsaw operators who are required to tackle individual wind blown trees, such as trees that have fallen during a storm.
Course objectives:
· To understand the Legislation, Regulations, & Industry Good Practice related to the use of chainsaws and winches, relevant to individual windblown trees.
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To understand and practice Risk Assessment and Environmental Protection on site, relevant to individual windblown trees.
· To understand and demonstrate the safety considerations when dealing with
individual windblown trees when severing root-plates.
· To understand and demonstrate the use of use of winches to restrain Individual
Windblown trees, including offset winching.
· To sever root-plates both under and over, safely and accurately, with and without winch restraint.
· To de-tension winch, ensure root-plate and tree safe for snedding or dismantling, with further use of winch to restrain tree as necessary
· To remove branches and crosscut stems, to specified standards of accuracy using safe efficient techniques, presenting produce for subsequent extraction or loading
· To inspect and stow winch and ancillary equipment for further use
~(Assessments take place on a separate day - only 2 per day
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