Chainsaw Maintenance and Crosscutting

2 Day training followed by half day City & Guilds NPTC assessment. Designed for novice operators who are required to maintain and operate chainsaws for cross cutting only. This course does not include tree felling.

Course content

HSE legislation and safety guidelines

Overview of the chainsaw and maintenance equipment

Maintaining the saw chain

Maintaining the guide bar

Power unit maintenance

Starting the chainsaw and pre-cutting tests

Cross-cutting timber

By the end of the course you will be able to:

Understand operator safety during chainsaw maintenance.

Be able to carry out routine and periodic maintenance to a chainsaw.

Be able to start and check a chainsaw

Understand operator safety during chainsaw use

Be able to safely crosscut timber that is less than guide bar length in diameter

Stack crosscut timber