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hello everyone

 

im self employed and currently involved in mainly farm work, I do not have the funds for cs30 and 31 but I have heard about a certificate of competency when they come out to the farm/woods and assess you, does this sort of thing exist. when ive saved a bit more I will get the proper cs tickets but it would be nice to be able to use a chinsaw on the farms and hopefully much cheaper than the full tickets

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hello everyone

 

im self employed and currently involved in mainly farm work, I do not have the funds for cs30 and 31 but I have heard about a certificate of competency when they come out to the farm/woods and assess you, does this sort of thing exist. when ive saved a bit more I will get the proper cs tickets but it would be nice to be able to use a chinsaw on the farms and hopefully much cheaper than the full tickets

 

I started work on a farm...never ever had to have a ticket for anything :001_smile:...just save up and do your nptc :thumbup1:

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I have worked on several estates in the past 30 years and at the interviews they have all said they would put me through for tickets but it has never happened, in the end i payed for me spray and telehandler and taken the time out of annual leave, so thinking of doing me chainsaw, bought all me own ppe over the years.

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hello everyone

 

im self employed and currently involved in mainly farm work, I do not have the funds for cs30 and 31 but I have heard about a certificate of competency when they come out to the farm/woods and assess you, does this sort of thing exist. when ive saved a bit more I will get the proper cs tickets but it would be nice to be able to use a chinsaw on the farms and hopefully much cheaper than the full tickets

 

Hi there, a difficult situation you find yourself in.

 

The 'formal' response is:

‘All workers who use a chainsaw should be competent to do so. Before using a chainsaw to carry out work on or in a tree, a worker should have received appropriate training and obtained a relevant certificate of competence or national competence award, unless they are undergoing such training and are adequately supervised. However, in the agricultural sector, this requirement only applies to first-time users of a chainsaw.’

This means everyone working with chainsaws on or in trees should hold such a certificate or award unless:

- it is being done as part of an agricultural operation (eg hedging, clearing fallen branches, pruning trees to maintain clearance for machines); and

- the work is being done by the occupier or their employees; and

- they have used a chainsaw before 5 December 1998.

In any case, operators using chainsaws for any task must be deemed competent under PUWER 98.

 

As detailed in the HSE guidance below.

 

I know this is "all, very well and good" and "easy for me to say" but I thought being aware of the formal situation might be useful in considering your options.

 

Do look into the possibility of grants as chainsaw training generally is expensive.

 

Good luck...n take care out there!

Paul

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Hi there, a difficult situation you find yourself in.

 

The 'formal' response is:

‘All workers who use a chainsaw should be competent to do so. Before using a chainsaw to carry out work on or in a tree, a worker should have received appropriate training and obtained a relevant certificate of competence or national competence award, unless they are undergoing such training and are adequately supervised. However, in the agricultural sector, this requirement only applies to first-time users of a chainsaw.’

This means everyone working with chainsaws on or in trees should hold such a certificate or award unless:

- it is being done as part of an agricultural operation (eg hedging, clearing fallen branches, pruning trees to maintain clearance for machines); and

- the work is being done by the occupier or their employees; and

- they have used a chainsaw before 5 December 1998.

In any case, operators using chainsaws for any task must be deemed competent under PUWER 98.

 

As detailed in the HSE guidance below.

 

I know this is "all, very well and good" and "easy for me to say" but I thought being aware of the formal situation might be useful in considering your options.

 

Do look into the possibility of grants as chainsaw training generally is expensive.

 

Good luck...n take care out there!

Paul

 

I was going to post this but assumed Hardyspicer had not used a chainsaw before December 1998 as he was only 2 or 3 years old.:lol:

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