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)

Chainsaw - Felling Small Trees (3 days) 11,12,15 December