Chainsaw Courses -
Maintenance and Safe Operation of Chainsaws, Crosscutting & Felling Small Trees (NPTC units 30 and 31).
Tree Climbing and Perform Aerial Tree Rescue course in preparation for NPTC CS38
Operate the Chain Saw From a Rope and Harness course in preparation for NPTC CS39.
Felling Medium/Large Trees NPTC CS32 and CS33
Lantra Integrated Training and Assessment
Chainsaw Maintenance & Cross Cutting
Chainsaw Basic Felling Techniques
Chainsaw Maintenance, Cross cutting and Basic Felling Techniques
We offer the full range of Chainsaw and tree-climbing NPTC units for tree surgeons and all users of chainsaws.
Training can be arranged on open courses or exclusively for your company or organization.
We use sites across the northwest, which are particularly suited and professionally assessed for appropriateness for each course.
All our trainers are approved by either NPTC (National Proficiency test Council) or LANTRA (sector skills council for environmental and land based Sector). They also all have considerable practical experience in all aspects of Arboriculture.
Chainsaw training is carried out in small groups so that you can receive plenty of individual attention from the tutor, which is supplemented by excellent course materials.
We work closely with the Health and Safety Executive to ensure that our materials reflect current safe working practices.
Please note that although the training is comprehensive, attendance on a course does not necessarily mean that a person will pass the assessment, most people will need to practice before taking NPTC tests.
We have detailed the most commonly requested NPTC and LANTRA training courses however we are able to arrange training in ANY forestry and Arboriculture NPTC or LANTRA Course and certification as required.
We also offer a range of certificated and non-certificated courses on specialist forestry equipment.
We can hire all equipment or discount can be arranged through our specialist supplier.
This course is designed for Professional users and is typically for people who are seeking contractual work in professional forestry, amenity or utility arboricultural and may be required to fell trees up to 380mm in diameter. This training is also required for anyone who is required to complete aerial tree work.
Training is in preparation for NPTC testing and assessment CS30 CS31 and typically testing is arranged 1-2 weeks following training.
If trainees do not wish to proceed through to testing a LANTRA certificate of attendance is issued following the completion of the weeks training.
Course Content
- Chainsaw maintenance
- Safety procedures
- Use of protective clothing
- Cross cutting felled timber
- Stacking produce felling techniques for trees between 200 mm (8") & 380 mm (15")
- Snedding & de-limbing
- Taking down of hung up trees using hand tools
Course duration 5 days
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This course is designed for Professional users and is typically for people who are seeking contractual work in professional forestry, amenity or utility arboricultural.
This training is in preparation for NPTC testing and assessment CS38 and typically testing is arranged 1-2 weeks following training.
If trainees do not wish to proceed through to testing a LANTRA certificate of attendance is issued following the completion of the training
Course content
- Climb a tree with rope and harness- Branch walk
- Inspection of equipment - LOLER 98
- Rescue a casualty from a tree
- Achieve a safe work position in a tree and use a hand saw to cut small branches
Course Duration 5 days
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This course is for a competent Tree Climber experienced at using the chain saw on the ground and already holding units 30, 31, 38. Suitable for Professional tree surgeons and Arborists.
This training is in preparation for NPTC testing and assessment CS39 and typically testing is arranged 1-2 weeks following training. If trainees do not wish to proceed through to testing a LANTRA certificate of attendance is issued following the completion of the training.
Course Content
- Preparation of Chainsaw
- Cold and hot starting techniques
- Sending saw aloft
- General Saw handling
- Use of chainsaw from rope and harness to remove medium sized lateral branches
- Use of Slings
- How to free a trapped saw
- Target Pruning
Course Duration 2 days
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This course is for professional users who have a need to fell medium 380mm - 760mm (diameter) trees and have already completed NPTC CS30 and CS31
This training is in preparation for NPTC testing and assessment CS32/CS33 and typically testing is arranged 1-2 weeks following training.
If trainees do not wish to proceed through to testing a LANTRA certificate of attendance is issued following the completion of the training.
Course Content
- Maintenance recap
- Felling trees between 1, 1.5 and 2 x guide bar length including a demonstration and practice
- De -Limbing including breakdown of large hardwood crowns
- Take down including use of hand winches
- Cross cutting up to 2 x guide bar length
Course Duration 3 days
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 Lantra Integrated Training and Assessment
This course is suitable for anyone who is required to operate chainsaws for cross cutting only. The course provides both training and assessment, so that by the end of the course you know whether you have reached the Lantra Awards standard. If you are successful, you will be awarded not only a Certificate of Basic Training, but also a nationally recognised Skills ID Card.
Course Content
- Introduction
- Maintenance
- Fuelling and starting a chainsaw
- Performing pre-cutting checks
- Adjusting the chainsaw
- Health and safety features of a chainsaw
- Personal protective equipment
- Clearing site and chainsaw checks
- Cross cutting timber
Course duration 2 days
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This course is suitable for anyone who already holds certification for Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross cutting and is required to operate chainsaws for felling small trees up to 200mm only. The course provides both training and assessment, so that by the end of the course you know whether you have reached the Lantra Awards standard. If you are successful, you will be awarded not only a Certificate of Basic Training, but also a nationally recognised Skills ID Card. Course Content
- Introduction
- Legal requirements
- Safe practice
- Assessing the tree
- Brushing
- Escape routes
- Felling using conventional cuts
- Felling using alternative methods
- De-limbing
- Dealing with hung-up trees
- Clearing site and chainsaw checks
Course duration 2 days
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This 4 day course combines both of the above 2-day courses.
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