Felling & Processing Trees over 380mm (Unit 304)

Level 3 Felling and Processing Trees over 380mm and up to 760mm (previously City & Guilds CS32)

The time may come when you need to learn to fell larger trees than a basic tree felling qualification covers. That’s where the level 3 qualification ‘felling and processing trees over 380mm and up to 760mm’ comes in. This training will teach candidates the appropriate techniques and safety guidelines required to fell trees that have a diameter greater than the effective cutting length of the guidebar, but not twice the guidebar length.

Who is it for?

This course is suitable for those working in forestry and arboriculture who are required to fell medium trees, with a diameter over 380mm and less than 760mm. Candidates will have already achieved qualifications in level 2 chainsaw maintenance and cross cutting, and felling trees up to 380mm (previously City & Guilds CS30/CS31). It is expected that candidates will  have on-the-job experience of using the saw and felling small trees before enrolling on this course.

Course content

  • Health and safety, relevant legislation, and industry good practice
  • Risk assessment and control measures, including site safety and escape routes
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Use of felling aids and winches
  • Selecting and using winches and ancillary equipment
  • Take down methods for trees using winches or other manual or mechanical means
  • Felling methods for: double stems, hanging branches, long limbs, cavities, standing stems, and backward weighted trees
  • Branch severing methods
  • Removing branches above shoulder height
  • Cross-cut timber in accordance with the site specification

Course summary

Title: Felling and Processing Medium Trees over 380mm

Duration: 4-days

Course Code: City & Guilds Unit 304 (previously CS32)

Assessment: Level 3

Cost: £695+VAT

Pre-requisites: 

  1. Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-Cutting
  2. Felling and Processing Trees up to 380mm

Learners will require…

Equipment:

  • Chainsaw (max bar length 15”)
  • Petrol/oil mix in an appropriate container
  • Chain oil
  • Maintenance tools
  • Felling lever
  • 6 tonne winch and suitable strop
  • High lift wedges
  • Sledge hammer

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

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