Licenses/tickets

[PatrickA]

Hi,

 

Was just hoping people would be able to clarify a few things. For undertaking tasks such as coppicing and using a chainsaw to remove limbs close to the ground (below shoulder height of course!) is a ticket/certificate of competence legally needed or recommended? Also for mewp training does the operators ticket allow for pruning with loppers or a silky.

 

Cheers, hope that makes some sense!!!

[samarb]

Depends if your charging for it. If your doing it for yourself then no not a legal requirement but would recommend it, again most hire companies wont ask for ipaf ticket with mewp but worth having one.

[Quercus-90]

Tickets are not a legal requirement.....

 

 

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[PatrickA]

Cheers for the responses for what I've mentioned above what tickets would be recommended

[samarb]

NPTC CS30/31 IPAF MEWP and NPTC47 (though I personally don't know anyone who has done this), if your doing this professionally don't forget insurance.

[PatrickA]

Thanks, for NPTC 47 is that needed is your using a silky but not a chainsaw? cheers (:

[samarb]

I would recommend it as you will be dealing with working outside bucket and felling near to bucket. MEWPS don't take a lot of tipping over especially if you drop a limb on them the dangers will be similar without the use of chainsaw.

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Tickets are not a legal requirement.....

 

 

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Hmmm, whilst 'technically' this statement is correct, the relevant ACOP, which has a quasi-legal status, (under PUWER) states:

 

Chainsaw operators

191 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.

 

Hence, to be on the safe side, and particularly in the professional sector, there is merit in interpreting this as law.

 

Cheers..

Paul

[PatrickA]

Thanks for all the responses, I've done my 30 but not yet 31 I'd heard from someone on a course that you can't cut/fell on a knee so it's potentially back breaking can anyone shed any light on this? Cheers

[agrimog]

define a "relevant certificate of competence" and who can issue one.....