Courses / Aerial Pruning Techniques
Aerial Pruning Techniques
- Provider
- BTS Group Ltd
- Course ID
- CS40
- Summary
- This 1 day course covers the use of a Chainsaw and/or other pruning tools working from a rope and harness in conjunction with a ground person in medium sized open grown trees and is aimed at the more experienced and physically fit operator
About the Course
- Target
- This course is suitable for experienced and physically fit operators.
- Entry requirements
- Prerequisites
- CS30 -Maintain and operate the chainsaw, on site preraration and crosscutting
- CS31 - Fell and process small trees 200mm-380mm
- Climb Trees and Perform Aerial Rescue
- CS39 - Use of chainsaw from rope and harness
- CS30 -Maintain and operate the chainsaw, on site preraration and crosscutting
- Outcome
- Following completion of this course we can offer an assessment through the National Proficiency Test Council in Unit CS40
- Content
- Learning outcomes/objectives
- Identify legal and environmental factors that may be present on the work site.
- Undertake Risk Assessment, and comment upon structure and properties of tree (s) to be worked on.
- Identify, inspect and comment upon key parts of the equipment to be used.
- Prepare the equipment for use ensuring safety of operators, others and environment.
- Operate a chainsaw and other pruning tools whilst maintaining a working position within the crown of a tree using a rope and harness in conjunction with ground staff.
- Achieve working position to carry out crown thinning and crown reduction.
Equipment required (Candidate)- Safety helmet, incorporating ear defenders, eye protection and chin strap.
- Chainsaw trousers (all round protection).
- Chainsaw boots.
- Chainsaw gloves.
- Personal first aid kit.
- Full set of climbing equipment:
- Harness
- Minimum of 3 karabiners
- Strop
- Prusik loops or other friction knot devices- Top handled Chainsaw (maximum guide bar length 350mm/15").
- Pruning tools
- Fuel, Oil, Toolkit.
- For assessment a LOLER certificate is required
- Identify legal and environmental factors that may be present on the work site.
- Cost
- Contact the provider for details
- Enrolment
- Contact the provider
- Website
- www.thearbcentre.com
Availability
- Starts
- Please contact the BTS group for details of future dates
- Duration
- 1 day
- Provider
- BTS Group Ltd
Venues/Contact
Main (View map)
The Lion Barn
Maitland Road
Needham Market
Ipswich
IP6 8NZ
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone 01449 720330
Fax 01449 720442
Email claires@btsgroupuk.com
Website http://www.btsgroupuk.com
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