What is involved in this course?
- 4 days training, plus 1 day City & Guilds assessment (0039-21)
- Felling cuts demonstrated and discussed
- Plenty of practical time to devleop skills at own pace
Objectives
- Identify the necessary Personal Protective Equipment
- Report on its condition and locate standard marks
- Organise site safety and state the procedures required
- Identify the risk Assessment and Emergency procedures on a work site
- Select and use hand tools safety
- Assess the trees to be felled for hazards and risk
- Fell trees which have a diameter less than the effective cutting length of the guidebar. Guidebarnot 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
- 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
- Take down hung up trees to a safe and stable condition
- State all unsafe practices which must not be adopted
Refresher training available - 1 day
Do contact us if you would like to discuss your refresher requirements.
Training should be refreshed every 3-5 years.
What qualifications to I need to do the Felling course?
- chainsaw maintenance and cross cutting
Do I have to do a First Aid course?
First Aid training Are you confident that you would know what to do if you had an accident at work? ..a catastrophic bleed?
We are pleased to now offer an Emergency Outdoor First Aid at Work course. Ian, Sussex Trauma, has a wealth of first aid and trauma experience.
- bespoke course tailored to the industry
- all the skills covered, including catastrophic bleeds and trauma
- scenarios and accidents discussed are relevant to forestry and arb
- Following discussions with him, he has created a more bespoke course for the industry
Do I have to bring my own kit?
Kit hire - We have a full range of PPE (Person Protective Equipment), Chainsaws, maintenance tools, small felling tools to hire if required, and links with local suppliers to help you get the right kit at the best price should you wish to buy. Please let us know at the time of booking.
Where do the courses take place?
Our courses are held at our site near Tunbridge Wells, where we have a heated workshop and plenty of trees.