OPEN Level 2 NPTC Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting course
OPEN NPTC Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting course (separate assessment day)
Description
Who is this course for?
- Novice and experienced chainsaw operators
- Frequent and occasional chainsaw operators
- Those required to maintain and operate chainsaws for cross cutting
- Those working in roles within the forestry, agriculture, horticulture, woodland, local authorities and conservation sectors
What are the course objectives?
- State and identify the necessary personal protective equipment required, report on its condition and locate the various standard marks
- State and identify the required health and safety features on a chainsaw
- Identify faults and defects on a chainsaw and cutting equipment, decide those fixable by the operator and those which need a service engineer’s attention
- Select and identify the correct tools to enable maintenance to be carried out
- Prepare the chainsaw for use with the correct fuel/oil mix and chain lubrication
- Start the chainsaw in a safe manner
- Carry out pre-cutting safety tests and note the procedures if these are failed
- State the possible hazards when using the chainsaw
- Cross cut timber to appropriate lengths
- Assess and explain the terms ‘tension’ and ‘compression’ in timber
- Adopt safe procedures to remove a trapped guide bar
- Stack and handle timber in a safe manner
- Organise site safety and state the precautions required
Follow up courses
Please note that if you complete this course and assessment you will be able to proceed to do the following qualification;
- NPTC City and Guilds Chainsaw Felling and Processing Trees up to 380mm