Brushwood Chipper Operations

Category: Forestry

Course Type: Short Course

Qualification: NPTC

Course Details:

This course will take place on site or at the Barony and will provide candidates with the skills to prepare, operate and maintain brushwood chippers. It will be delivered by one of the Barony's qualified forestry instructors and leads to NPTC assessment in manually fed woodchipper operations. 

NPTC assessment takes place on a separate day, usually a couple of weeks after the course has finished depending on assessor availablity.

Course Content:

• Identify potential hazards and risks
• Understand requirements of risk assessments
• Identify and inspect machinery as to PUWER regulations
• Identify appropriate PPE
• Carry out a plan of operation
• Convert machine to working position
• Inspect chipper and report on serviceability
• Carry out daily maintenance
• Operate machine safely
• Produce different size chips
• Work safely in roadside environments

Certification:

Successful candidates will be awarded an NPTC certificate of competence in woodchipper operations.

Next available course dates:

10th February, 28th March, 4th May, 4th July

Course Fee:  £240.00 per person

Please note this includes training, assessment and registration with NPTC.  There is no VAT on our training.

Duration:  2 days (1 day training and 1 day for assessment)

Start & Finish Times:  9am - 4.30pm (approx)

To open our Brushwoodchipper Training leaflet please click here

Within this you will find course details and a booking form which you can use to make a booking.  Alternatively you should contact the Short Course Coordinator on 01387 242918 or rmurray@barony.ac.uk

Entry Requirements:

There are no formal entry requirements.

 

Additional Information:

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):

PPE and Chainsaws are available for hire for a small charge for the duration of your training.  Please click here for PPE information.

Funding:

You may be eligible for part funding to support the cost of this course.

Funding:

You may be eligible for part funding to support the cost of this course.

For information on ILA (Indivdual Learning Account)  funding please click here

For information on Flexible Learning Opportunities please click here