- Type Learning
- Level Foundational
- Time Days
- Cost Paid
Manually Fed Woodchippers - Refresher
Issued by
mwmac Ltd
This refresher course is for anyone wishing to refresh their skills for operating manually fed woodchippers' as part of their work or for personal use. The HSE recommend refreshing your training and competencies every 3 to 5 years.
- Type Learning
- Level Foundational
- Time Days
- Cost Paid
Skills
- Amenity
- Arboriculture
- Landscape & Amenity
- Landscaping
- Operations
- Refresher
- Timber
- Trees
- Waste
- Woodchipper
Earning Criteria
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Understand the relevant legislation and safety guidelines for using a woodchipper.
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Select the appropriate PPE and state its maintenance requirements.
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Carry out operator checks and routine operator maintenance, including the cutting mechanism & safety features of a woodchipper.
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Produce a site specific risk assessment for wood chipping operations.
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Position machine for operation, start the machine, carry out safety checks and stop machine.
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Prepare a work area and a range of materials for chipping and identify hazardous materials to avoid.
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Use safe and effective methods to chip woody brash and both short and long sections of timber.
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Understand the procedure for removing blockages.
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Know the safety and environmental factors associated with the disposal of woodchips and a range of end uses for woodchips.
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Clean & tidy site to specification and prepare machine for transport and storage.