Course overview
Woodchippers are powerful pieces of equipment and if they are not used correctly they have the potential to cause injury, this makes having training essential.
This one day training course will provide you with the appropriate techniques and safety guidelines to ensure that you are not only confident when using the woodchipper but that you are also aware of relevant health and safety guidelines making sure you stay protected. This course will suit you if you work in arboriculture, forestry, horticulture, landscaping or grounds maintenance industries and you operate or will be required to operate a woodchipper.
Wood Chipper courses are either integrated training & assessment with Lantra or independently assessed buy City & Guilds NPTC.
Course Content:
Produce a site specific Risk Assessment for wood chipping operations
State the principles of HSE legislation and safety guidelines for using a woodchipper
Select the appropriate PPE and state the maintenance requirements
Carry out operator checks and identify the safety features of a woodchipper
Carry out routine operator maintenance
Inspect and identify defects on the blades
Prepare machine prior to operation, start the machine, carry out safety checks and stop machine.
Prepare a work area and a range of materials for chipping and identify hazardous materials not to be chipped
Use approved techniques to chip woody brash and both short and long sections of timber safely and effectively
State the procedure for removing blockages
State the safety and environmental factors associated with the disposal of woodchips and the various end uses of woodchips
Prepare machine for transport and storage
Course Length
1 day
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