Yorkshireman

excellent news marcus,

I tried but the stated that he was correct & the other assessors shouldnt have allowed the chipper job worths, make my blood boil A horse box okay,, number of axles ? single axle, double axle or triple axle trailer. as the will all act differently especially when reversing ERRRRMMMMMMMMMMM dont know numpties !

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/CaravansTrailersCommercialVehicles/DG_10013073

uk £1200 is for all three training & test

congrats mate

Not strictly true you can pull a trailer of more than 750kg so long as the combined weight of the vehicle & the trailer doesnt exceed to gvw of the drawing vehicle So A transit 3500 kg gvw kerb weight approx 2000kg Add a trailer of 1250 kg = 3250kg you cant put anything on it that will exceed the gvw but it may help

pimp ma chippa

Hello ALL Just received this text in email from NPTC this clarifys the situation quite nicely I think "Dear Iain, Thank you for sending through your comprehensive feedback on the content detail of the CS units. This is just the type of feedback we require from real practitioners. We will be responding to this separately as we bring together the various comments received. However, on reading your second email regarding refresher training I felt it pertinent to respond specifically to this now as there seems to have been some misunderstanding about our intentions. The paragraph you quoted was actually intended to allay fears about new units coming out. It is quite normal that if we introduce new or revised CS units, people who already hold a chainsaw certificate of competence will be worried that they may have to “re-qualify”. This is absolutely not the case. Any qualification achieved is for life. A certificate states that on a given date the individual proved themselves as competent. Therefore, employers should continue to recognise pre-2009 qualifications in just the way that they still recognise the pre 1998 suites of units (CS10,11,12 + CS20,21,22). If a completely new unit comes out, we would not credit old qualification holders with the new unit but we would issue guidance as to equivalence between the old and the new. If an operator did wish to be certificated for a new unit, they would be required to be assessed but there is no compulsion to achieve the new unit where they hold an older equivalent. For example: A candidate who holds CS10, CS11 and CS14 (maintenance, felling small trees and takedown pre 1998) has the equivalent of the current CS30 and CS31 which are the pre-requisites for CS32. This candidate would be able to proceed with the old units as pre-requisite to achieve the current CS32. However, we would certificate the candidate with CS32 but not CS30 or 31 (as they already hold the old units). Example 2: When we launched CS47 (chainsaw use from a MEWP) we also issued guidance stating that existing operators who hold a MEWP qualification and CS39 should be considered to have the same competencies and therefore would not need to achieve CS47 for conducting work from a MEWP. However, if they did want to have CS47 on their certificate they would have to be assessed. The recommendation for refresher training is something that has been in place at least since the introduction of the PUWER regulations in 1998. This is governed by the HSE, not NPTC. The details of what is required are laid down in the HSE AFAG publication AFAG805 – Training and Certification (see link below) essentially it is a recommendation for refresher training every 3-5 years. http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/afag805.pdf states: “Where experienced, full-time operators have received basic training and/or achieved a Certificate of Competence, it is recommended that they attend regular refresher training to maintain their skills and knowledge level. Competency certificates will normally identify the refresher training period and in most cases this would be within five years. However, refresher training may need to be provided more often (every two to three years) for those operators who use their skills less frequently. It is recommended that non-certificated training also follows these time periods.” (Of course, one acceptable alternative to refresher training would be to re-take the CS units but this is not a requirement) The reason for the statement about our units remaining valid provided refresher training has been completed is because by simply stating that the old units are still valid could imply that we are contradicting HSE advice. The HSE AFAG committee are carrying out a separate piece of work around improving the level and effectiveness of refresher training or an appropriate alternative. Any old or current or future CS units are and will remain valid but the HSE recommend that refresher training should be taken and in the event of an inspection or accident investigation, would want to see evidence of what refresher training had taken place since the CS units were achieved. I hope this clarifies the matter for you. I have also answered your individual questions below in purple. If you wish to discuss this further, please do not hesitate to contact me. Yours sincerely Joe Jarvis "

hi ya John B+E >3500kg & trailer C1+e >7500kg +trailer a local driver training centre yellow pages jobby they should help, I've got three of my guys on B+E courses next month £1200.00

I couldn't Agree more Craig in response they'll Get away with it, In the same way as its has always happened because those who police such issues, either they dont have the funding, resource, staffing or knowledge to act effectively , they cant even react effectively... That in many ways is the biggest hurdle to' as you state 'REAL ARB's ' the cost implication to being a real ARB is massive. What are the cost to these guys who are charging REAL MONEY... A couple of grand for a panel van a few lumos a set of adders & a few tatty blunt saws .. Basically we act responsibly & rightly so, What happens to those others ? Sweet FA in my experience The sad thing is the HSE should be ringing the Beeb as they are potentialy culpable as they had immediate access to professional advice. Their duty of care was still in place, even if the practioneers & employer chose to disregard theirs.. equally to blame are the HSE as Imo they should proactively seek to monitor there own guidance & deal with those who flagrantly disregard even the basic H & S provision. This highlights much more than a dodgy bloke ripping people off, this has potentially very serious implications for injury or even fatalities. justifying on going works just for telly.. not a hope in my opinion should this have been made to highlight the difference between professional & those guys ? yes and is commendable if not misguided in its execution

Thats my word of the month !!

I was in edinburgh at the weekend didnt see any one doin that tho'

if you've got to shoot some one, then I suppose it makes sense to make sure their going to die, coz it might upset them a tad & then who knows wot might happen Lol an amazing answer tho'

Yep Heli logging this week extreme stuff I saw the mule logging as well , the hung up tree solutions were interesting to say the least . but never the less a cool way to earn a living

Ta I'm very pleased so far, just a few more little bits to add.

Heres Our new website http://www.oakdaleltd.com fresh off the press today !

serial number 16099 76192 Any info gratefully rec'd

Hi ya guys Just had a call form a mate yet another saw gone AWOL this time in Doncaster serial number to follow Stolen from a job whilst his lads where sorting some chipping out !

Do I sense an air of reluctance to Give away a careers worth of knowledge here gents ?

Ed pm me if your stuck One of my teams has just finished using theirs could spare for a while whilst their on other stuff if it will help ! iain

No TA but thxs anyway

get well soon chap

try http://www.yorwoods.org.uk then look for the contractors bit & timber merchants it was under "woodys pages" or something if my memorys right. or ring Will Richardson he should be able to help Iain

Jeez Justin I thought you were actually A tree bloke there for a sec' Lol dont do that to me !

might be a good case for you to follow HF re H&s event