PARTICIPANTS & PRE-REQUISITES

1. Should be physically fit and agile with no history of epilepsy, etc.

2. Minimum age 16yrs. Participants should supply own Personal Protective Equipment (as per AFAG guidance); NPTC Assessment Schedules (can be supplied on request) & 1 passport sized photograph.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

 1.             Identify the Risk Assessment and Emergency procedures on a work site

2.             Prepare a site to work on damaged trees

3.             Prepare chainsaw for operation

4.             Restrain a root plate of a damaged tree with a hand winch and sever the root plate

5.             Dismantle branches from a damaged tree

6.             Fell a damaged tree

DURATION & AWARD

1.       Normal course duration is up to 1 days.
2.       Upon successful completion candidates will be assessed for NPTC competence unit CS48.

Previous City and Guild Course reference CS50