Chainsaw
Training
In Winchester
Description
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Type
Training
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Location
Winchester
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Duration
1 Day
Suitable for: Occasional User
Facilities
Location
Start date
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Course programme
Used correctly chainsaws and their allied cutting equipment are very versatile tools. But they are potentially very dangerous. Serious accidents can and do occur.
Training is a legal requirement. The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) require all employers to provide adequate training to ensure that chainsaws are operated only by employees who have received appropriate training in their safe use. Anyone working on trees in expected to hold a recognised certificate of competence. If you are self-employed the Regs. still apply. The only exception is agricultural holdings where work is carried out as part of an agricultural operation and the operator used a saw before 5 Dec '98. Lantra and HSE never the less, recommend training to all operators. Should there be an accident the HSE would be likely to take a more lenient approach towards an employer who has trained his staff.
For the Occasional User
A one day course on Safe Practice when using a Chainsaw. HTP certificate of attendance will be issued.
Course Content
• Maintaining the chainsaw including starting procedures and pre-work checks
• Safety equipment
• Cross cutting lying timber including safe operation on timber in compression and tension.
This course will be held on a farm as centrally located as possible .
Additional information
Chainsaw