Manually Fed Wood Chipper Operations

£195.00

NPTC Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Manually Fed Wood Chipper Operations

This course is for any person employed in arboriculture, forestry, horticulture, landscaping and grounds maintenance who is or will be required to operate Woodchippers. The course provides the knowledge and skill requirements for candidates to be assessed for the NPTC Certificate of Competence “Manually Fed Woodchipper Operations”.

Course Content

• Risk Assessment
• Legislation
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Pre-use checks
• Safety Features
• Routine checks and maintenance
• Cutter and anvil checks
• Start machine and carry out safety checks
• Preparation of site, machine and materials
• Operation of woodchipper
• Unblocking woodchipper
• End uses of woodchip
• Cleaning, transport and storage

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Course Dates Course Times Venue Availability

Training courses take place in Skipton unless otherwise stated. We can also arrange to run courses at dates, times and venues to suit you. Call us on 01756 797266.