Certificate in the Thorough Examination of Arboricultural Equipment

The candidate will be able to:

1. Understand the legislation and other official guidance relating to the examination of arboricultural equipment
2. Understand the definition and status of a “competent person” under LOLER
3. Identify the range of lifting and lowering equipment appropriate to working at height in arboricultural operations
4. Understand the requirements for operator pre-use checks, inspection and record keeping
5. Identify different categories of equipment and their appropriate examination intervals
6. Recognise appropriate marking of equipment to identify individual items
7. Correctly identify levels of wear and damage in a range of arboricultural equipment
8. Record the findings of the “thorough examination” using the appropriate forms
9. Make recommendations for future use and inspection or retirement of equipment, according to findings