Training courses - what do I need?

[Scbrown88]

Hi, apologies if this is a repeat thread, if so would someone mind pointing me to the right one.

 

If not....I'm a farmers son about to start doing some firewood as a sideline to keep me busy in quiet times and to make use of our (in the process of being installed) biomass boiler, for which we'll build a log drying chamber.

 

I've used chainsaws around the farm for about 10 years now and am pretty confident in their use and day to day maintenance. If i'm going to be using one a lot more often and perhaps taking advantage of local wood that might be available from other farmers; it might be prudent to get some sort of training? Would it make a difference from an insurance point of view in case of accident?

 

I've had quotes from local providers for the basic 2 or 3 day course of around £300-£350. I would assume this is always a good place to start with chainsaw training? What are the differences in qualifications as some have different letters after them for different training bodies I assume?

 

Ideally I would like to get to the point where I can start climbing trees to fell them as we have a number around our farm that would be better felling this way to avoid the limbs falling on buildings/in the lake!

 

Any advice would be most welcome. I'm in the teesside area so providers we've approached are Vicky Anderson training, Bishop burton college and another one I can't recall...

 

Thanks in advance.

[IanW]

Give Rob Mordeci a call, he is in Sunderland. 07715 505580

 

he's a top bloke

 

ian