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This course will give you the skills to carry out maintenance and checks on a chainsaw and will teach you everything that you need to know to pass the Lantra Awards Level 2 Award in Chainsaw Maintenance.
The finer details
Liquid-Fuel-Powered Chainsaw Maintenance:
• Introduction
• Chainsaw maintenance safety and the law
• Carrying out a risk assessment
• Maintaining the cutting components of a chainsaw
• Liquid fuel-powered chainsaw maintenance
• Reassembling the chainsaw and final maintenance checks.
• Conclusion
Battery-Powered Chainsaw Maintenance:
• Introduction
• Chainsaw maintenance safety and the law
• Carrying out a risk assessment
• Maintaining the cutting components of a chainsaw
• Battery-powered chainsaw maintenance
• Reassembling the chainsaw and final maintenance checks.
• Conclusion
Course description:
Who should attend?
This course is ideal for those wishing to obtain a Licence to Practice, as this course can help you proceed to the Level 2 Award in Chainsaw Maintenance. It is also great for occasional users who would also like to proceed to the Level 2 Award.
Those who work in the following industries will find this training essential:
- Forestry
- Arboriculture
- Agriculture
- Horticulture
- Woodland Industries
- Local Authorities
- Conservation
- Construction
- Land-based industries.
What will be covered?
On completion of this training course the Learner will be able to:
• Understand health and safety legislation, and industry best practice relevant to chainsaw activities
• Know how to identify hazards and control risks associated with chainsaw maintenance
• Know the components and functions of a chainsaw cutting system
• Know how to carry out safe and effective maintenance of the saw chain
• Be able to carry out safe and effective maintenance of the saw chain
• Understand the importance of saw chain maintenance
• Be able to correctly remove and reassemble the cutting components of a chainsaw
• Know how to carry out safe and effective maintenance of the guide bar
• Be able to carry out safe and effective maintenance of the guide bar
• Know how to carry out safe and effective maintenance of the drive sprocket, needle bearing, clutch and chain brake band
• Know how to carry out chainsaw maintenance using safe, productive and sustainable working practices
• Be able to carry out chainsaw maintenance using safe, productive and sustainable working practices.
For liquid-fuel-powered chainsaws:
• Know how to carry out safe and effective maintenance on the power unit of a liquid fuel-powered chainsaw
• Be able to carry out safe and effective maintenance of the power unit of a liquid fuel-powered chainsaw
• Understand the appropriate use of fuel types for liquid fuel-powered chainsaws.
For battery-powered chainsaws:
• Know how to carry out safe and effective maintenance of the power unit of a battery-powered chainsaw
• Be able to carry out safe and effective maintenance of the power unit and charging unit of a battery-powered chainsaw
• Be able to carry out safe and effective maintenance of the battery of a battery-powered chainsaw.
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