Milling qualification ?

[arboriculturist]

I am looking to get employee's trained in basic milling with a portable or static bandsaw mill.

 

Woodnet and Plumpton College run a Lantra 'Selecting and Milling Timber' course.

 

As far as I can see there is no NPTC course available.

 

Can anyone advise me if there are recognised training courses available, that lead to an ' Industry Standard ' qualification, recognised by the H & S executive? Thanks.

[arboriculturist]

I am looking to get employee's trained in basic milling with a portable or static bandsaw mill.

 

Woodnet and Plumpton College run a Lantra 'Selecting and Milling Timber' course.

 

As far as I can see there is no NPTC course available.

 

Can anyone advise me if there are recognised training courses available, that lead to an ' Industry Standard ' qualification, recognised by the H & S executive? Thanks.

 

Perhaps I'm missing the point - Someone said - " whoever gets qualified to Mill timber "

[arboriculturist]

Perhaps I'm missing the point - Someone said - " whoever gets qualified to Mill timber "

 

Is there anyone out there with a 'formal qualification' in ' Timber milling ' - that can comment ?

[Will Heal]

When I worked for exmoor national park authority we had an old boy who worked for stenner he came out to us to train us to use the re saw for a day we did get a certificate but I guess not a formal qualification. Sorry that's probably not much help. Maybe a sawmill owner who employs staff would know more

[arboriculturist]

When I worked for exmoor national park authority we had an old boy who worked for stenner he came out to us to train us to use the re saw for a day we did get a certificate but I guess not a formal qualification. Sorry that's probably not much help. Maybe a sawmill owner who employs staff would know more

 

Ah - Maybe big J ?

[arbwork]

The plumton course did not really cover much practical milling just cutting a couple of boards.

We did get David Darnell to come out for a day to take us through all the set up and opperations of the mill, when he worked with Woodmizer. This was very informative and we recieved a certificate as proof of training.

It may be worth contacting machine suppliers.

[Big J]

Ah - Maybe big J ?

 

Nice of you to think of me, but I don't actually employ anyone as yet. Just subbies. Delaying the inevitable....

[arboriculturist]

Nice of you to think of me, but I don't actually employ anyone as yet. Just subbies. Delaying the inevitable....

 

Wisdom comes with experience!

 

Thanks Jon, I remember those days and also the very day I pulled the plug.

 

However it is uncanny how I have now ended up back exactly where I started and use subbies as well.

 

But like it is said "the choice is yours".

 

Nevertheless, it could be just as cost effective to send them off to the Factory in Europe to be trained - surely that would be recognised by H&S.

 

Also very good for moral - a 'perk'.

 

We'll see how it all pans out with the milling plans, when I catch up workwise and can focus.

[agrimog]

here we go with this " you must have a ticket" crap, if you are using a chainsaw mill, maintenance and crosscutting more than covers you, and if its a bandsaw mill, the manufacturer, or there representitive, familurisationcourse satisfies the H&S nazis, there is no need for more "ticket" collectors, theres going to be a generation of so called woodcutters out there who can tell you how to do the perfect job, but arent actually capable of even splitting a bit of kindling

[burrell_]

Why not give another board of people another reason to make money and charge the earth for common sense

where has common sense gone these days

Soon u will have to get a ticket for having a dump