Chainsaw Maintenance and Crosscutting (NPTC)

Program Overview

This NPTC City & Guilds-approved chainsaw maintenance course equips participants with the knowledge and skills to operate chainsaws safely and maintain them according to industry standards. The intensive practical program covers essential aspects of chainsaw maintenance, crosscut timber procedures, risk assessment, and environmental considerations. Participants will undergo a one-on-one practical assessment by an independent assessor to attain the qualification.

Program Outline

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This intensive practical course at Writtle College provides the knowledge, understanding, and skills required to maintain a chainsaw and crosscut timber safely to industry standards, in line with current legislation. The course is NPTC City & Guilds approved and is suitable for anyone who operates a chainsaw as part of their work in arboriculture, forestry, or other industries. The course covers risk assessment, emergency planning, legislation, industry best practice, manufacturers' recommendations for chainsaw maintenance, battery-powered machine maintenance, individual components, maintaining guide bar and chain, reassembling a chainsaw and cutting system, waste disposal, personal protective equipment, biosecurity and environmental considerations, cross-cutting timber, moving and stacking timber, working methods, and considerations. The instructor/student ratio is 1:4. To attain this qualification, you must successfully achieve a one-to-one practical assessment with oral questioning by an independent NPTC City & Guilds approved assessor.