Chainsaw Maintenance & Cross Cutting (non-ITA)

This Lantra Awards chainsaw course in Maintenance and cross-cutting is a training-only course.

Who is this course for?

These courses are for anyone who is required to maintain and operate chainsaws for cross-cutting only. CLMC42X/R is a training-only course, leading to assessment in NTPC CS 30.

This course is also available as an Integrated Training and Assessment (ITA) course

Course Objectives

• State and identify the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) required, report on its condition and locate the various standard marks.
• State and identify required safety and health features on a chainsaw.
• Identify faults and defects on a chainsaw and cutting equipment and decide which the operator can remedy and which require a service engineer's attention.
• Select and identify correct tools to enable maintenance to be carried out and report on their serviceability.
• Carry out correctly all routine maintenance in accordance with the manufacturer's instruction book and/or the Lantra Awards workbook.
• Prepare the chainsaw for use with the correct fuel/oil mix and chain lubrication.
• Start the chainsaw from both cold and hot in a safe manner.
• Carry out pre-cutting safety tests and state the procedures if the chainsaw fails these tests.
• State the possible hazards/risks when carrying out maintenance or operational tasks.
• Cross-cut timber accurately to required lengths.
• Assess and explain the terms 'tension' and 'compression' in timber.
• Adopt safe procedures to remove a trapped guidebar.
• Handle and stack timber in a safe manner.
• Organise site safety and state the precautions required.

Course duration

• CLMC42X – two days.
• CLMC42R – one day.

Timings dependent on learners' ability and previous experience.

Course content

• Legislation
• PPE
• Safety and health features of a chainsaw
• Maintaining the saw chain
• Maintaining the guidebar
• Engine maintenance
• Starting the chainsaw
• Cross-cutting timber
• Stack timber