Chainsaw Maintenance & Cross-Cutting

Level 2 Award in Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-cutting (CS30)

Our chainsaw maintenance and cross-cutting course will provide candidates with the appropriate techniques and safety guidelines to ensure they are confident and competent when using a chainsaw, and aware of relevant health and safety guidelines ensuring they stay protected. This training will prepare candidates for the level 2 assessment which leads to a qualification. 

Our training is delivered by experienced instructors to small groups, ensuring candidates receive group and individual attention. The course is supplemented with training materials, and we work closely with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to ensure that our materials reflect current safe working practices.

Who is it for?

Our chainsaw maintenance and cross-cutting course is suitable for anyone who maintains and operates chainsaws for cross-cutting timber, at work. If you intend to work in the forestry and/or arboricultural industry and may go on to further chainsaw units in the future, this course is for you. It will prepare you for the Level 2 Award in Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting.

This course is physical, so attendees must be fit and able to carry out the tasks required of the course.

Course content

  • Health and Safety and risk assessment
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Safety features on a chainsaw
  • Maintenance tools
  • Saw condition and maintenance, in accordance with the manufacturer manual
  • Identifying faults and defects on a chainsaw
  • 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
  • Pre-cutting safety tests and procedures
  • Cross-cut timber accurately to required lengths
  • Tension and compression in timber
  • Safe procedures to remove a trapped guide bar
  • Handle and stack timber in a safe manner
  • Site safety and precautions

Course summary

Title: Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-Cutting

Duration: 3-days

Course Code: previously CS30

Assessment: Level 2

Cost: £460+VAT to include registration, training, level 2 assessment, and certificate

If required:

PPE hire is £15+VAT per day

Saw hire is £20+VAT per day

Learners will require…

Equipment:

  • Chainsaw (max bar length 15”) – shorter is better!
  • Petrol/oil mix in an appropriate container
  • Maintenance tools, if possible (we can provide if necessary)

PPE:

  • Chainsaw boots (BS EN ISO 17249)
  • Chainsaw trousers, type A (BS EN 381-5)
  • Helmet (BS EN 397 or BS EN 14052) 
  • Ear defenders (BS EN 352-1, BS EN 352-2, or BS EN 352-3)
  • Eye protection mesh visor (BS EN 1731)
  • Work gloves
  • Personal 1st aid kit

Availability