some advice please

[Dizzer]

hi i have a company that sells firewood and we also have a sawmill which often leads us to going out collecting felled trees that usually are spotted from our van and also a few companies have been asking us to remove the felled timber on their sites . we never fell trees just cut them up on the floor and put them on our trailer or van.

my question is there a license that we need to have for doing this kind of work as i would feel more comfortable knowing that we are as leagal as possible

we dont fell any trees only collect wood that has been felled or damaged by weather

thanks for any help and hope i havent sonuded too stupid as we are new to all this

[foxforestry]

Sounds like chainsaw maintenance and crosscutting would be enough. Cs30 is the old unit 201 and 202 are the new. 2 day course and half day assessment.

[Dizzer]

thanks for the advice we will be looking into that

cheers

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

here's a link to current NPTC units:

 

https://www.nptc.org.uk/qualificationschemes.aspx?id=3

 

sounds like 002001,2,3 would suit your needs. It's not so much a "legal requirement" to do these courses, you can perfectly legally cut timber and use a chainsaw without the quals but they are very good and would quite likely improve working safety, productivity and longevity of kit / machinery. It would also demonstrate good practice whereas the absence of recognised training might leave you open to examination from HSE if there were ever a mishap / accident.