Although training is not compulsory prior to assessment – Land Skills Training & Assessments strongly advise that all candidates attend a course of instruction before the assessment to ensure that they are properly equipped with the knowledge, skills and resources for a successful assessment.
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GROUND BASED CHAINSAW
Chainsaw Maintenance – Level 2 (replaces CS30.1)
Cross-Cut Timber Using a Chainsaw – Level 2 (replaces CS30.2)
Chainsaw Maintenance & Cross-Cutting – Level 2 (replaces CS30)
Felling & Processing Trees up to 380mm – Level 2 (replaces CS31)
Ground Based Chainsaw Operations – Level 2 (replaces CS30/CS31)
Branch Removal & Breakdown of a Crown – Level 2
Safe Use of a Powered Pole Pruners – Level 2 (replaces CS48)
Supporting Colleagues Undertaking Off-Ground Tree Related Operations – Level 2
Severing Uprooted or Windblown Trees using a Chainsaw – Level 3 (replaces CS34 & CS35)
Felling & Processing Trees over 380mm – Level 3 (replaces CS32)
Assisted Fell Operations – Level 3
Preparing & Agreeing Emergency Treework Operations – Level 3
Emergency Treework Operations – Level 3
Felling & Crown Breakdown of Large Trees – Level 3
AERIAL TREE WORK
Accessing a Tree using a Rope & Harness – Level 2 (replaces part CS38)
Tree Climbing & Rescue – Level 2 (replaces CS38)
Safe Use of a Chainsaw from a Mobile Elevated Work Platform – Level 3 (replaces CS47)
Aerial Tree Rescue Operations – Level 3 (replaces part CS38)
Aerial Tree Pruning – Level 3 (replaces CS40)
Aerial Cutting of trees with a Chainsaw using Free-Fall Techniques – Level 3 (replaces CS39)
Aerial Tree Rigging – Level 3 (replaces CS41)
THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF ARBORICULTURAL EQUIPMENT
Thorough Examination of Arboricultural Equipment – Level 3
MACHINERY
Safe Use of Stump Grinders – Level 2
Safe Use of Forestry Clearing Saws – Level 2
Safe Use of Manually Fed Woodchippers – Level 2
There are also a range of Level 2 Awards in Forest Machine Operations – Please contact us if you require further details.