LANTRA INTEGRATED TRAINING & ASSESMENT OF WOOD CHIPPERS (OPERATION & MAINTENANCE)
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.
Our Woodchippers training course will provide you with the appropriate techniques and safety guidelines to ensure that you can operate the woodchipper confidently and safely.
Once you have successfully carried out this course you will receive a LANTRA certificate of training in Woodchippers.
Target audience:
Any person employed in arboriculture, forestry, horticulture, landscaping and grounds maintenance who is or will be required to operate woodchippers. Inexperienced members may require longer than the stated guide times to fully utilise the information supplied.
- arboriculture
- forestry
- utilities
- estate management
- woodland industries
- local authorities
- conservation
- horticulture
- land-based industries
Training Duration: 1 Day
Assesment: Internal (On the Day)
Maximum Group Size: 6 Candidates
Cost Per Candidate: £200 + VAT
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:
- Clothing-to suit weather conditions with high flexibility.
- Chainsaw Combination Helmet (EN 397 or EN 12492)
- Chainsaw Trousers (EN 380-5. Minimum protection Type A-Class 1-20m/s) (Get Type C if you intend to progress to Chainsaw from Rope & Harness)
- Gloves appropriate to the task
- Chainsaw Protective Boots (BS EN ISO 20345: 2004-EN 381-3)
- Personal first aid kit, including a large wound dressing.
PPE must be CE Marked with chainsaw logo, in good condition and undamaged.
