This is a 4 day basic chainsaw course including Lantra assessment and is suitable for someone who intends to use the chainsaw for business, domestic or leisure activities, but does not intend to work in forestry or arboricultural activities or fell material above 200mm (8") in diameter.
The course covers:
Workshop safety awareness
Guide bar, saw chains and power unit maintenance
Re-assembly of chainsaw
Health and safety features
Lubrication and fuelling
Personal protective equipment
Starting and pre-cutting checks
Site safety awareness
Cross-cutting and stacking timber
Felling preparation
Felling
De-limbing
Takedown of hung-up trees
You will need to provide your own chainsaw and personal protective equipment; an equipment list is available on request.
Recent Attendee Comments
Pre-course information was good, Instructor very good, clear and friendly. I learnt loads.
Instructor constructively critical in a supportive manner. Very knowledgeable and helpful.
Thanks very much for organising the chainsaw course, which I thoroughly enjoyed and hit the spot exactly in terms of what I needed to know and learn. Julian is an excellent trainer who is both very knowledgeable about his subject and personable with it, which makes for a very good learning experience. Should you ever need any quotes to demonstrate the worth of what you are doing, I am only too happy to be called upon.
