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WHAT DOES THIS HEDGE TRIMMER TRAINING COVER?
The hedge trimmer is, together with the chainsaw and brushcutter, a widely used machine in the green sector.
Whether in forestry, garden maintenance or green services, people work with the hedge trimmer.
After an introduction to safety and the operation of the hedge trimmer, we trim safely.
In this practical training, we learn to trim both vertically and horizontally. Applied to all possible hedges, with straight or organic shapes.
Every green-sector worker, with much or little experience, benefits from following this hedge trimmer course.
Good maintenance is the long life of your hedge trimmer. Whoever pulls the starter cord expects their hedge trimmer to work!
- Safety and responsibilities of the hedge trimmer user
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Ergonomic working
- Types of machines
- From 2-stroke to battery-powered device
- Length of the blade
- Hard pruning vs trimming
- Getting the hedge trimmer ready for use
- Oil and fuel
- Checking the cutting blades, blade lock and blade guard
- Sticking of the spark plug
- Practical exercises: trimming
- Working vertically and horizontally
- Organic and inorganic shapes
- Deciduous formal hedges
- Formal box hedge
- Conifer hedge
- Basic maintenance
- Grinding and sharpening the blades
- Lubricating the drive mechanism
- Air filter
NO WORDS, BUT ACTIONS!
- Theoretical introduction (30%) with plenty of practical exercises (70%)
- Both content and duration can be fully tailored to your organisation
- No exam
- Every participant who passes receives the hedge trimmer certificate
WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?
Any workstation where work equipment is used, where motor vehicles, cranes, overhead cranes, lifting devices of any kind, or machines that set dangerous installations or devices in motion are operated, or where service weapons are carried, is considered a safety function, insofar as the use of that work equipment, the operation of those machines and installations or the carrying of those weapons may endanger the safety and health of other workers of the company or of external companies. Workers who perform a safety function must hold a certificate of medical fitness. (Code, book I, title 4)
Frequently asked questions
Who is the hedge trimmer training for?
For every green-sector worker in forestry, garden maintenance or green services, with much or little experience.
Is there an exam?
No, there is no exam; every participant who passes receives the hedge trimmer certificate.
Can the training be tailored?
Yes, both content and duration can be fully tailored to your organisation.