002002 - City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Award in Cross-cut Timber Using a Chainsaw

Independent Assessment

This standard is about cross-cutting trees using a chainsaw at ground level. Operations will include cross-cutting timber under tension in the form of fallen branches, tops, tree sections, severed uprooted stems, horizontal stems, or any timber in a similar situation. This describes the cross-cutting of trees or timber into either manageable sections or to a given length and diameter specification, either where trees have been felled (“at stump”), or at a conversion point to where trees or timber have been extracted. Cross-cutting operations are often carried out in conjunction with the snedding or de-limbing process. Timber under low and moderate tension is covered, but not timber under the extreme tensions found in e.g. windblown trees. The severing of root-plates is excluded. If you are working with chemicals or machinery you need to be appropriately trained or certificated in line with current legislation. This standard is for those using chainsaws.

Scheme Documentation:

To download the scheme documentation click on the relevant bullet point below.

• 01 Health & Safety, Safeguarding the Environment & Waste Management in Ground Based Forestry & Arboriculture Work Sheet
• Cross-cut Timber Using a Chainsaw Qualification Guidance (IND) 1217