Chainsaw Cross Cut and Maintenance Novice Tuesday 9th & Wednesday 10th May 2023
May 9, 2023 9:30 am - May 10, 2023 4:30 pm Northallerton, North Yorkshire
Venue: Beech Hill Farm, Northallerton
This is a perfect introduction to handling and maintaining a chainsaw.
It is a hands-on course that delivers both practical skills and health and safety guidance.
We keep the training groups small so that you’ll receive plenty of individual attention from our experienced instructors throughout the process.
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May 9, 2023 9:30 am - May 10, 2023 4:30 pm Northallerton, North Yorkshire
What will be covered?
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
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