Five Day Course

Cost: Ł445

5 days of chainsaw maintenance, crosscutting and felling small and medium trees. Assessment can be arranged cost Ł295. For group bookings I will travel anywhere in the UK if you have a suitable site

Learning objectives

Identify, inspect and comment on key parts of a chainsaw
Prepare the chainsaw for work safely without risk to operator, other people or the environment
Carry out daily and routine maintenance on the chainsaw
Operate the chainsaw safely, effectively and comfortably in accordance with the practical risk assessment
Operate the chainsaw safely without risk to operator, other people or the environment
State the identified knowledge that underpins understanding of operating a chainsaw
Identify the risk assessment and emergency procedures on a work site
Select and prepare equipment required for safe and effective felling
Fell small trees safely and accurately using an appropriate method
Fell trees weighted in direction of fall using a safe technique
Remove branches safely in a manner appropriate to the branching habit
Crosscut stems accurately and safely to a given length and diameter specification
Stack timber using appropriate manual handling techniques
Take down small hung-up trees safely using appropriate hand tools