Chainsaw Crosscutting & Maintenance
About The Course
The Chainsaw Cross Cutting & Maintenance Course will provide the trainee with good knowledge of safety and understanding of how dangerous this equipment can be, if used incorrectly.
Operatives will carry out pre-start checks and be able to maintain the chainsaw and equipment and use practical skills of felling small diameter trees.
Note: Use of ropes and harness is not included in this course.
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The basic course syllabus includes...
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 & ACOPS
Responsibilities of the Operative – PPE – Area Hazards
Types and Features of Chainsaw
Hand Vibration – Field Maintenance
Fuel Mixing – Storage & Safety – RIDDOR/COSH
Pre-cutting Tests – Start / Stop – Safety Guards
Working Stance – Reactions – Correct Working Stance
Cross Cutting – Tension – Types of Timber
Practical & Specific Use
Pre-use Checks & Maintenance Test
Practical Test
Theory Test
Course closing summary
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As with all our courses, we will adapt the course to suit the experience and number of candidates on the course, which may affect the duration.
Refresher Course: 1 day
Semi Experienced Course: 3 days
Novice Operative Course: 3 days
Instructor Machinery Ratio
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This course has an instructor – trainee – machinery ratio of...
3 x Trainees
1 x Instructor
1 x Chainsaw