No certificate no chainsaw

[tommy w]

Who mentioned cost or time?????????

 

Good point but what other reasons are there not to have the certs/training?

[john k]

Taken from the HSE site:-

 

Working with chainsaws

 

What you need to know

Chainsaws are potentially dangerous machines which can cause fatal or major injuries if not used correctly. It is essential that anyone who uses a chainsaw at work should have received adequate training and be competent in using a chainsaw for the type of work that they are required to do.

 

 

For most people going on a formal training course is going to be the most suitable option, but it's not a legal requirement.

 

If you are already competent then whatever training you have received is adequate. This doesn't need to be an NPTC/LANTRA training course though and could have been someone showing you what to do 20 years ago, or just reading the instruction manual and watching YouTube videos.

 

A formal assessment is the generally accepted way of providing evidence of competence. Anyone who considers themselves competent can be assessed if they choose, without needing to do a course.

[Lucan]

In Sweden their version of the CS30 is promoted more as a stand alone course in it's own right. It is condensed into one day (as opposed to 2 in the UK?) so is far more attractive (time and money) to amateurs. You need full PPE and covers correct use, risks, maintenance, etc. It provides suitable training therefor for homeowners, builders, firewood merchants who use a chainsaw but don't fell trees (cutting up firewood, fencing, building, pruning, etc).