Who is this course for?
Our one-day training course is for anyone employed in the agriculture, horticulture, landscaping, and grounds maintenance industries who currently operates, or will be required to operate a brushcutter/trimmer.
This course is physical so you must be fit and able to carry out the tasks required in the course programme.
What are the course objectives?
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Produce a site-specific risk assessment for brushcutter/trimmer operations
- Identify the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) required
- Identify the health and safety features required on a brushcutter/trimmer
- Identify defects on the equipment and decide which the operator can remedy, and which require a service engineer’s attention
- Correctly carry out all routine maintenance in accordance with the machine manufacturer’s instruction book
- Prepare the equipment for use with the correct fuel/oil mix
- Start the brushcutter/trimmer from both hot and cold start in a safe manner
- Carry out pre-cutting checks
- State the possible hazards/risks when carrying out maintenance or operational tasks
- Maintain the brushcutter/trimmer and cutting heads in a safe and efficient working condition
- Adjust the brushcutter/trimmer for safe and comfortable operation
- Select the correct cutting head for the relevant operating conditions
- Operate the equipment having regard for the safety of the public, property and environmental factors
- Organise the site and use a systematic method of working where possible.
Course sessions:
- Prepare for brushcutter/trimmer operations
- Brushcutter/trimmer maintenance
- Battery operated machines
- Operating the brushcutter/trimmer
- Clearing the site and machine checks
