Vale Training Services Ltd

This three-day course is suitable for anyone requiring training or certification for insurance or work purposes. The course deals with trees with a diameter of less than 380mm (7in to 15in diameter) at cutting height as part of N.P.T.C. Unit 31. course.

Course pre requisite:
Trainees should be trained and or certificated to N.P.T.C. chainsaw cross cutting and maintenance (Unit CS30) or Lantra equivalent standard prior to the course

Certificating body:
Lantra or NPTC Leads to NPTC unit CS31 (CS0961)

Course length:
Three days + NPTC independent assessment. Assessments take between 3-4 hours.

The course will cover the following:

• 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.
• 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 a felling lever, fell it in a chosen direction.
• Remove limbs from felled trees and cross cut, handle and stack timber in a safe and efficient manner.
• Take down hung up trees using hand tools.
• Recognise situations where specialist help is required.

For more information click here to view the City & Guilds scheme documentation.

Next Steps:
Leads on to CS32 (CS0962) (Felling Medium Trees), CS39 (CS0967) and CS40 (CS0968)