NPTC CS30 and CS31

Type of Event: Training Event

Where: Blagdon Estate

When: 24 May 2010 9:00am - 28 May 2010 4:30pm

NPTC CS30 - Prepare and Maintain the Chainsaw, crosscutting timber on the ground

NPTC CS31 - Fell small trees up to 15 inch diameter

LandSkills NE eligible cost: £250 + VAT

Non eligible cost: £595 + VAT

This qualification is made up of three units

30.1 - Maintenance of the Chainsaw
30.2 - Crosscut and stack small diameter timber using a chainsaw.
31 - Fell and process small trees (pre-requisite CS30)
 

Upon completion of the the CS30 Portion of the course the candidate 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 guidebar length in diameter
Stack crosscut timber
 

Upon completion of the CS31 Portion of the course the candidate will be able to:

Identify the Risk Assessment and Emergency procedures on a work site
Select and prepare equipment required for safe and effective felling
Fell small trees safely and accurately using an appropriate method
Fell leaning trees using a safe technique
Remove branches safely in a manner appropriate to the branching habit
Crosscut stems accurately and safely to a given lenghth and diameter specification
Stack timber using appropriate manual handling techniques
Take down small hung-up trees safely using appropriate hand tools