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Wood Chippers

Woodchippers

Learn how to operate this powerful machine safely and confidently with our one-day course. This is a hands-on course that delivers both practical skills and health and safety as well as demonstrating that you and your employer have completed sufficient training to meet the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER).

Accreditation: Lantra

Course Duration: 1 Day

Maximum number participants: 4

Regular Refresher training is recommended:

Full Time Users: Every 5 years

Occasional Users: Every 2 -3 Years

Prerequisites: None

Price: £220+VAT

What will be covered?

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

  • Produce a site-specific risk assessment for wood chipping operations
  • State the principles of Health and Safety Executive legislation and safety guidelines for using a woodchipper
  • Select the appropriate personal protective equipment 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

Worth noting: Our course involves some physical sessions, so it is essential that you have at least a minimum level of fitness.

Equipment required for the training.

Woodchipper (either trailed or tracked), operators manual for the machine and PPE

Worth noting:  Instructors have been instructed not to undertake training where trainees do not have the appropriate protective equipment and appropriate machine.

Cancellation Policy

The full cost of the course is to be paid before the start of the course.

If you cancel your place you will be liable for 100% of the cost. Unless a cancellation is received in writing 14 days prior to the commencement of the course.

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