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Felling Small Trees 200mm-380mm
| Commencing |
Duration |
Spaces |
Qualification |
Cost |
Downloads |
| 11th April 2012 |
3 - 4 days |
2 |
CS 31 |
£100pp/day |
 CLMC44X.pdf |
| Course Information |
Trainees inexperienced in the felling and processing of trees by chainsaw Trainees must hold NPTC Unit CS30 Safety on site, PPE and Industry Best Practice Machine components and controls Chainsaw maintenance Felling, takedown, snedding and crosscutting techniques, and presentation of produce for trees up to 1 times guidebar length and not greater than 380mm in diameter Use of felling and timber handling aid tools.
Objectives Felling Small Trees
- Identify the risk Assessment and Emergency procedures on a work site
- Organise site safety and state the procedures required
- Assess the trees to be felled for hazards and risks
- Fell trees which have a diameter less than the effective cutting length of the guidebar. Guidebar not greater than 380mm (15”)
- Assess a leaning tree and the safest method of felling
- Make accurate felling cuts in the correct positions
- 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
- Assess a hung up tree and the safest method of takedown
- Select and prepare equipment required for safe and effective takedown
- Check on the safety of take down tools
- Select and use hand tools safety
- Take down hung up trees to a safe and stable condition
- State all unsafe practices which must not be adopted
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| What did other people think about this course? |
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| Very much enjoyed the course. I have taken a lot of knowledge away
Good to do more challenging trees and tasks than required, good to build confidence.
Excellent help in providing equipment support. |
| Prerequisites |
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| CS 30 & good level of fitness. |
