Chainsaw use and maintenance (CS30)
Pre – requisite qualifications: none

Course content:

You will learn how to:

• Identify the necessary personal protective equipment required

• Report on its condition and locate standard marks

• Identify health and safety features required on a chainsaw

• Identify faults and defects on a chainsaw and cutting equipment and decide which the operator can remedy and which require a service engineers attention.

• Carry out correctly all routine maintenance in accordance with the manufacturers instruction book and / or this workbook

• Prepare the chainsaw for use with the correct fuel/ oil mix and saw chain lubrication.

• Start the chainsaw from both hot and cold in a safe manner

• Carry out pre – cutting safety tests and state the procedures if the chainsaw fails these tests

• State the possible hazards/ risks when carrying out maintenance or operational tasks

• Cross – cut timber accurately to required lengths

• Assess and explain the terms £ tension “ and “ compression “ in timber.

• Adopt safe procedures to remove a trapped guide bar

• Handle and stack timber in a safe manner

• Organise site safety and state the procedures required.