Chainsaw cutting techniques

Learn to "saw" safely and efficiently

WHAT DOES THIS CHAINSAW CUTTING TECHNIQUES TRAINING COVER?

Along with the hedge trimmer and brush cutter, the chainsaw is a widely used machine in green spaces.

Whether in forestry, garden maintenance, tree care or green services, you work with the petrol chainsaw.

After an introduction on safety and how the chainsaw works, we start by practising the various cuts by cutting into ever thinner slices.

All cutting techniques come together in the "chair" cutting exercise

• Safety and responsibilities of the chainsaw user
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Working ergonomically
• Types of machines
  • From 2-stroke to battery-powered
  • From top-handle to felling saw
• Getting the chainsaw ready for use
  • Oil and fuel
  • Tensioning the chain
• Practice: practising the cuts
  • Cutting trunks into slices
  • Sawing up and down
  • Sawing at a 40° angle
  • Cutting out square blocks
  • Plunge cutting technique
  • Final exercise: "chair" cutting

ACTIONS, NOT WORDS!

• Theoretical introduction (30%) with plenty of practical exercises (70%)
• This standard chainsaw training is independent of the European ECS standards
• Both content and duration can be fully tailored to your organisation
• No exam
• Every participant receives a certificate of participation

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 start up dangerous installations or equipment are operated, or where service weapons are carried, is regarded as a safety function, insofar as the use of that 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 outside companies. Workers performing a safety function must have a certificate of medical fitness (Code, book I, title 4).