LANTRA chainsaw training for the occasional or non-professional user.

LANTRA chainsaw training for the occasional or non-professional user.

Chainsaw training courses for the non-professional or domestic user are available at EMSC, Kent, carried out by the same fully qualified trainers as for the professional courses.

This is a LANTRA accredited course specifically designed for chainsaw users who work out side forestry or arboriculture at a basic level. This recommended for anyone who uses a chainsaw regularly at home, or on their own land.

This course will cover:

• state and identify the necessary personal protective equipment required and report on its condition and locate the various standard marks
• state and identify required safety and health features on a chainsaw
• identify faults and defects on a chainsaw and cutting equipment and decide which the operator can remedy and which require a service engineer’s attention
• select and identify correct tools to enable maintenance to be carried out and report on their serviceability
• carry out correctly all routine maintenance in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction book and/or the Lantra Awards workbook
• 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
• 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
• organise site safety and state the precautions required.

NB: Chainsaw and  protective clothing must be supplied by the trainee

The course will take place over two days and will cost £275

please contact us us to book on this course

01732 523755 or email info@emsc.org.uk

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