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This is a hands-on course that delivers both practical skills and health and safety guidance.

We keep the training groups small so that you'll receive plenty of individual attention from our experienced instructors throughout the process.

This course will give you the skills to carry out chainsaw maintenance and cross-cutting timber using a chainsaw.

The finer details

Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-Cutting Timber using a Chainsaw Integrated Training and Assessment  has two power source pathways:

 

Liquid fuel-powered chainsaws

Maintenance for liquid fuel-powered chainsaws

Cross-cutting timber using a liquid fuel-powered chainsaw

 

Battery-powered chainsaws

Maintenance for battery-powered chainsaws
 
Cross-cutting timber using a battery-powered chainsaw.
 

Delivery method

Theory/practical

Course description:

Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-Cutting Timber using a Chainsaw Download PDF

Who should attend?

  • This training is not appropriate for Learners under the age of 16.
  • It is strongly recommended that operators hold as a minimum a current Emergency First Aid Certificate.
  • Learners must be able to read and interpret information provided in English.
  • As you'll appreciate, this course contains some practical activity that will require a minimum level of fitness. If you have any concerns, please speak to the Provider.

What will be covered?

Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-Cutting Timber using a Chainsaw
• Introduction
• Chainsaw maintenance and cross-cutting timber safety and the law 
• Carrying out a risk assessment 
• Maintaining the cutting components of a chainsaw 
• Reassembling the chainsaw and final maintenance checks
 
• Liquid fuel-powered chainsaw maintenance
and/or
• Battery-powered chainsaw maintenance
 
• PPE specific to cross-cutting timber using a chainsaw
• Occupational health and safety
• Operator environmental responsibility
• The safety features of a chainsaw
• types of chainsaws
• Cross-cutting timber using a chainsaw
• Moving and stacking timber and clearance of the worksite 
 
• Fuel and oil for liquid fuel-powered chainsaws
• The starting process for liquid fuel-powered chainsaws
• Post work care of liquid fuel -powered equipment
and/or 
• Batteries and oil for battery-powered chainsaws 
• The starting process for battery-powered chainsaws
• Post work care of battery-powered equipment
• Conclusion.
 
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