Woodchipper Training

This one day Woodchippers training course will provide you with the appropriate techniques and safety guidelines to ensure that you are aware of relevant health and safety guidelines making sure you stay protected.

Wood chippers are powerful pieces of equipment and if they are not used correctly they have the potential to cause injury, this makes having training essential.

Once you have successfully carried out this course you will receive a certificate of training in Woodchippers.

Who is it for?

Our Lantra Woodchipper course will suit you if you work in the arboriculture, forestry, horticulture, landscaping or grounds maintenance industries, and you operate a Woodchipper.

The course normally takes one day, however if you are inexperienced, and therefore require more time to fully understand all the of courses information, it may take a little longer.

Course content

Risk assessment and emergency procedures

Health and safety guidelines and legislation

Personal protective equipment

Pre-use checks and machine features

Routine checks and maintenance

Cutting mechanism

Start the machine and carry out safety checks

Prepare work area and range of materials and identify hazardous materials not to be chipped

Operation of woodchipper

Unblocking chipper

End-uses of woodchips and hazards from woodchips

Cleaning, transport and storage

We can also provide City & Guilds / NPTC Assessment for this course at an extra cost if required.