Chainsaw

CHAINSAW

• Identify appropriate PPE
• Identify safety features on a chainsaw
• Identify faults and defects
• Maintain guide bar and sharpen chains as recommended
• Carry out manufacturers’ routing maintenance
• Start saw from cold and hot
• Assess hazards in relation to task and ascertain correct techniques of dealing with same.

All personnel involved in the storage, handling and application of chainsaws.

• P.U.W.E.R.
• H.S.W.A.
• Other current relevant regulations
• Maintenance of chainsaw
• Selection and use of appropriate PPE
• Start/stop a chainsaw
• Preparing a chainsaw for use
• Clearing the site
• Chainsaw sharpening
• Fuelling a chainsaw
• Testing a chainsaw
• Preparing site
• Environmental factors

Highly participative with practical demonstrations highlighted by use of OHP & Videos along with group and individual exercises.

1-5 days depending upon experience and level of use.

This course is LANTRA approved and leads to a test set by NPTC (National Proficiency Tests Council).

LANTRA or NPTC or Central Training Services Theory & Practical.