Woodchippers
Awarding Body
LANTRA or City and Guilds
Target audience
This course is essential for any person employed in arboriculture, forestry, horticulture, landscaping and grounds maintenance who is or will be required to operate woodchippers.
Inexperienced learners may require longer than the stated guide times to fully utilise the information supplied.
Description
Our course will provide the relevant training for you to be able operate this powerful machine safely and confidently. As a hands-on course this course will provide practical skills and health and safety and will demonstrate that you and your employer have completed sufficient training to meet the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER).
What will be covered?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to:
§ Produce a site-specific risk assessment for wood chipping operations
§ State the principles of Health and Safety Executive legislation and safety guidelines for using a woodchipper
§ Select the appropriate personal protective equipment and state the maintenance requirements
§ Carry out operator checks and identify the safety features of a woodchipper
§ Carry out routine operator maintenance
§ Inspect and identify defects on the blades
§ Prepare machine prior to operation, start the machine, carry out safety checks and stop machine
§ Prepare a work area and a range of materials for chipping and identify hazardous materials not to be chipped
§ Use approved techniques to chip woody brash and both short and long sections of timber safely and effectively
§ State the procedure for removing blockages
§ State the safety and environmental factors associated with the disposal of woodchips and the various end uses of woodchips
§ Prepare machine for transport and storage.
Duration:
1 day
Prerequisites:
None
Funding Available:
Yes
For more details or to enquire about costs and availability please contact Jimmy Hughes Services on 01597 850080 or jhsltd@btinternet.com
