Course Description

Suitable for the novice operator with little or no experience of chainsaw felling, who are required to operate chainsaws for felling to guide bar length.

Course Content

• Correctly assess the situation prior to free felling a straight open grown tree up to a maximum of 380mm diameter, and with the aid of wedges and/or felling lever, fell it in a chosen direction
• Remove limbs from felled trees and cross cut, handle and and stack timber in a safe and efficient manner
• Identify types of timber, potential hazards and stresses, correctly assess if timber is in compression or tension, and select the appropriate technique to deal with the particular situation
• Take down hung up trees using hand tools
• Recognise situations where specialist help is required

Assessment takes place on a separate day