Chainsaw Rules
A one-day course teaching industry rules for safe chainsaw operation, maintenance, and handling. Covers chainsaw safety features, PPE, first aid, and refuelling/transport requirements, ideal for beginners or those wanting to work safely with chainsaws in forestry or horticulture contexts.
NZ$357
inc GST
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Core skills this course teaches
Understand standard industry requirements for chainsaw safety
Demonstrate knowledge of accepted industry requirements for safe chainsaw use, including equipment handling, maintenance, and operation.
Operate and maintain chainsaws safely
Learn how to handle a chainsaw, conduct safety checks, and maintain it according to industry standards.
About This Course
Chainsaws are dangerous tools, and safe use is critical. This short, one-day course is designed for beginner chainsaw users or anyone seeking to improve their skills. It covers accepted industry practices for operating, maintaining, and starting a chainsaw, including safety features, tensioning, sharpening, and depth gauge setting. Personal Protection Equipment and First Aid requirements are addressed, along with safe transportation and use of chainsaw fuel. The course does not include practical training but provides in-depth knowledge of safety rules and equipment standards.
Course Content
- Accepted industry practices for chainsaw operation
- Chainsaw safety features
- Tensioning, sharpening, and setting depth gauges
- Starting a chainsaw
- Chainsaw condition rules
- Testing operation of chain brake
- Use of chainsaw above shoulder height
- Chainsaw maintenance with motor running
- Rules for chainsaw operations on stockpile, staked or heaped logs
- Security and condition of anti-vibration mounts
- Rules for transporting flammable liquids
- Containers for carriage of fuel on site
- Refuelling chainsaw
- PPE requirements for chainsaw operators
- First aid requirements
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