This training course will give you all the knowledge and skill you need to operate a chainsaw from a Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP). This includes the set up and operation of a MEWP. Trainees must already hold a recognised MEWP Certificate before attending this course.
Course Content:
- The legislation and safety guidelines pertaining to the use of a chainsaw from a MEWP
- The safety considerations to be observed in organising a worksite
- The equipment to be used and the inspection intervals
- Selecting which type of MEWP to use
- Carrying out pre-work checks on the MEWP
- Recognising and correcting faults on the MEWP
- Checking the site for hazards
- Understanding how to deal with emergencies
- Operating the MEWP to achieve suitable work position
- Removing lateral limbs using both handsaw and chainsaw
- Removing vertical stem sections using a chainsaw
- Correctly installing and positioning a pulling rope
- How to tie basic knots – running bowline, timber hitch and clove hitch
- Preparing MEWP for transport and tidy site
Course Length:
- 1 - 2 days depending on experience plus NPTC Assessment