Chainsaw Cross-cutting and maintenance (CS30) Novice

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Identify the necessary personal protective equipment required, report on its condition and locate the various standard marks
• Identify required health and safety features on a chainsaw
• Prepare the chainsaw for use with the correct fuel/oil mix and chain lubrication
• Start the chainsaw from both cold and hot in a safe manner
• Carry out pre-cutting safety tests – and state the procedures if the chainsaw fails these tests
• State the possible hazards/risks when carrying out maintenance or operational tasks
• Organise site safety and state the procedures required
• Identify faults and defects on a chainsaw and decide which you can sort yourself and which will need the help of a service engineer
• Select and identify the correct tools to enable maintenance and report on their serviceability
• Carry out all routine maintenance in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction book and/or the Lantra Awards workbook
• Cross-cut timber accurately to required lengths
• Assess and explain the terms ‘tension’ and ‘compression’ in timber
• Adopt safe procedures to remove a trapped guide bar
• Handle and stack timber in a safe manner.

Worth noting: Our course involves some physical sessions, so it is essential that you have at least a minimum level of fitness.

Equipment required for the training.

Chainsaw complying with pre-course handout, operator’s maintenance kit and equipment, and personal protective equipment as per pre-course handout.

Worth noting:  Instructors have been instructed not to undertake training where trainees do not have the appropriate protective equipment and appropriate saw.

Accreditation: Lantra (City and Guilds can be organised if required)

Course Duration: 2 Days

Maximum number participants: 4

Regular Refresher training is recommended:

Full Time Users: Every 5 years

Occasional Users: Every 2 -3 Years

Prerequisites: None

Price: £590+VAT

Cancellation Policy

The full cost of the course is to be paid before the start of the course.

If you cancel your place you will be liable for 100% of the cost. Unless a cancellation is received in writing 14 days prior to the commencement of the course.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Identify the necessary personal protective equipment required, report on its condition and locate the various standard marks
• Identify required health and safety features on a chainsaw
• Prepare the chainsaw for use with the correct fuel/oil mix and chain lubrication
• Start the chainsaw from both cold and hot in a safe manner
• Carry out pre-cutting safety tests – and state the procedures if the chainsaw fails these tests
• State the possible hazards/risks when carrying out maintenance or operational tasks
• Organise site safety and state the procedures required
• Identify faults and defects on a chainsaw and decide which you can sort yourself and which will need the help of a service engineer
• Select and identify the correct tools to enable maintenance and report on their serviceability
• Carry out all routine maintenance in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction book and/or the Lantra Awards workbook
• Cross-cut timber accurately to required lengths
• Assess and explain the terms ‘tension’ and ‘compression’ in timber
• Adopt safe procedures to remove a trapped guide bar
• Handle and stack timber in a safe manner.

Worth noting: Our course involves some physical sessions, so it is essential that you have at least a minimum level of fitness.

Equipment required for the training.

Chainsaw complying with pre-course handout, operator’s maintenance kit and equipment, and personal protective equipment as per pre-course handout.

Worth noting:  Instructors have been instructed not to undertake training where trainees do not have the appropriate protective equipment and appropriate saw.

Accreditation: Lantra (City and Guilds can be organised if required)

Course Duration: 2 Days

Maximum number participants: 4

Regular Refresher training is recommended:

Full Time Users: Every 5 years

Occasional Users: Every 2 -3 Years

Prerequisites: None

Price: £590+VAT

Cancellation Policy

The full cost of the course is to be paid before the start of the course.

If you cancel your place you will be liable for 100% of the cost. Unless a cancellation is received in writing 14 days prior to the commencement of the course.