Chainsaw: sawing wood under tension

Wood under tension stays tense!

WHAT DOES THIS CHAINSAW WOOD UNDER TENSION TRAINING COVER?

Sawing wood under tension is tricky business!

How does the tree, trunk or branch react? Which way does it go?

During sawing, leaning trees can suddenly split open due to the tensions in the wood.

In this practical training, we try to assess and anticipate the danger of wood under tension. This training is aimed at chainsaw experts. If you have no experience yet, first follow one of our other chainsaw trainings.

'Widowmakers' are leaning trees under tension.

They live up to their name!

• Safety and responsibilities of the chainsaw user
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Ergonomic working
• Getting the chainsaw ready for use
• Understanding the tension of the wood
  • Tensile and compressive tension
  • Breaking hinges
  • Standing and lying wood under tension
• Dangers during felling
  • Last Minute Risk Analysis (LMRA)
  • Emergency situation and escape route
• Practice: on wood under tension
  • Cuts
  • Felling
  • Delimbing felled trees

NO WORDS, BUT ACTIONS!

• 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 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)