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Chainsaw - Maintenance, Cross Cutting & Felling Small Trees (LANTRA)

All staff who work in or on trees using chainsaws.

Enable delegates to correctly maintain a chainsaw and safely fell and crosscut small trees.

At the end of the course, candidates should be able to:-

Identify a given chainsaw, select appropriate tools and maintain the saw to the appropriate standard

Identify safety features and be aware of the dangers of operating a petrol driven saw

Start a saw safely and demonstrate safe use when cross cutting

Demonstrate an understanding of the dangers associated with Kick Back

Demonstrate an awareness of safe lifting

Demonstrate ability to safely fell small trees

Demonstrate ability to safely Cross-Cut & Stack felled timber

Prepare Candidates for LANTRA Assessment

Introduction to tutor and course

Safety aspects

Chainsaw features, safety and legality

Daily Maintenance

Starter cord/spring replacement

Guide bar problems

Oil/Fuel filters

Chainbrake spring mechanism

Chain identification

Chain sharpening

Fuelling procedure

Starting procedures/pre-use checks

Cross cutting/kick back/boring techniques

Tension and compression

Fell trees up to 20cm-38cm (8”-15”) in diameter

Delimb conifers and/or small broadleaf trees

Cross-cut and stack produce

Take down of hung up trees using hand tools

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