BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Duff Consulting - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Duff Consulting X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.duffconsulting.com.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Duff Consulting REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Brisbane BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260515T070000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260515T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T164950 CREATED:20260219T025532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T025701Z UID:26058-1778828400-1778864400@www.duffconsulting.com.au SUMMARY:FELL TREES MANUALLY (INTERMEDIATE) DESCRIPTION:Fell Trees Manually (Intermediate) Training \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Competency Units \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FWPCOT3350 Fell trees manually (intermediate) This is the most popular course for people who fell intermediate trees manually; whether at work\, as a volunteer\, or at home. We offer this course in every state and territory in Australia and can add private courses for groups on demand anywhere\, anytime. Commonly referred to as ‘Chainsaw Level 3’. To find our closest public course\, check out the training calendar on our home page: https://www.duffconsulting.com.au/ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n General Information \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Fell Trees (Intermediate) training course covers the unit of competency FWPCOT3350 Fell trees manually (intermediate) and is designed for anyone who cuts down complex or large trees with a chainsaw; whether in the workplace\, as a volunteer\, or at home. Trainees will learn intermediate tree felling techniques using a chainsaw\, focusing on complex trees – e.g.: trees wider than the bar of a chainsaw\, trees on a significant lean\, trees with a serious defect. This course will also cover environmental assessments\, WHS safe work best practice\, risk assessment\, PPE use\, and much\, much more. This course is suitable for initial and/or refresher training.  This course adheres to the Australian Standards pertaining to safe use of chainsaws and to both National and State safe work legislation. This unit of competency describes the outcomes required to assess\, plan and safely carry out manual tree-felling operations using a chainsaw. This unit covers the felling procedures for trees with a level of complexity that requires significant tree assessment and practical felling skills. Persons competent in this unit should be able to effectively fell most trees except exceptionally large trees\, and/or those with significant defects and/or characteristics that cause excessive complexity. We require our students to demonstrate either previous tree felling training\, or significant experience in felling trees before taking part in this course. Training and Assessment delivered under the auspices and in partnership arrangement on behalf of Health Security & Education Pty Ltd\, RTO 40907 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Information about the course\n \n\n FWPCOT3350 Fell trees manually (intermediate) – This unit of competency describes the outcomes required to assess\, plan and safely carry out manual tree-felling operations using a chainsaw. This unit covers the felling procedures for trees with a level of complexity that requires significant tree assessment and practical felling skills. Persons competent in this unit should be able to effectively fell most trees except very large trees\, and/or those with significant defects and/or characteristics that cause excessive complexity. It applies to trees that have a diameter greater than the bar length of the chainsaw. Trees typical to the scope of this unit may include the following characteristics: lean and weight distribution\, which can be assessed and readily adapted to falling direction with the use of wedges and/or control with hinge-woodvarious dimensions relative to local forest size distributionlimited visible damage or defectspecies prone to free splitting and adverse reactions during fellingsingle or multi-stemsdiameter of tree greater than chainsaw bar lengthgrown on terrain and slope that can add complexity to the operationThe unit applies to a non-production environment\, including forest\, rural and community environments. Licensing\, legislative\, regulatory\, or certification requirements apply to this unit in some states & territories at the time of publication\, and may differ according to jurisdiction \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Entry Requirements\n \n\n This course is suitable for persons currently employed in industry with a requirement to obtain a Statement of Attainment that covers felling intermediate level trees. Duff Consulting requires students undertaking this course to have previously completed chainsaw & fell trees manually (basic) accreditation. Students are assumed to have pre-existing knowledge in maintaining and operating chainsaws and falling trees. Students will also typically have completed their workplace orientation and induction training and be familiar with foundation concepts relating to work health and safety including identifying hazards in the workplace\, using PPE\, and completing safe work method statements. If an individual does not meet these requirements they may be deemed ineligible for short course delivery. While there are no pre-requisites for this course\, you will need to have sufficient English language skills to complete the competency-based chainsaw training. You will also be required to undertake practical training and assessments which will entail starting a chainsaw\, holding\, and cutting with a chainsaw. All participants must be aged 16 years or above on the day of the course. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration\n \n\n Our Fall Trees Manually (Intermediate) course is a one-day course. Please view course listings on the home page of this website for specific start/finish times and venues. The hours are generally 8:00am to 5:00pm\, but students should refer to their specific course listing on the homepage of the Duff Consulting website for specific times and venues as this can sometimes differ to meet client needs. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Physical Requirements – what to wear on the day\n \n\n ALL ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR WORK-APPROPRIATE CLOTHING AND STEEL-CAP BOOTS TO THE COURSE PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and chainsaws may be brought along to training. For those who do not own this equipment\, or do not wish to bring their own\, PPE items and chainsaws will be supplied. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Physical Requirements – what to bring on the day\n \n\n PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and chainsaws may be brought along to training. For those who do not own this equipment\, or do not wish to bring their own\, PPE items and chainsaws will be supplied. Morning tea\, tea and coffee will be supplied. Participants are to provide their own lunch or purchase it on the day. There is no expected home study associated with this course. YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO PROVIDE YOUR USI NUMBER To find out what a USI number is click HERE If you do not have a USI number you can obtain one HERE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Outcome\n \n\n Persons competent in this unit should be able to effectively fell most trees except very large trees\, and/or those with significant defects and/or characteristics that cause excessive complexity. The unit applies to a non-production environment\, including forest\, rural and community environments. Successful participants will receive a ‘Statement of Attainment’ with the ‘Units of Competency’ listed above\, issued by Health Security Education\, that can be used to meet legislative\, regulatory and workplace requirements in their relevant fields of employment. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cost\n \n\n Duff Consulting charge $749.40 per person regardless of numbers and location.  To review our booking & payments policy please click HERE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Further Information\n \n\n Students should be directed to Health Security Education Student Handbook for the following information:  Recognition of Prior Learning• Legislative Compliance• Records Management and Your Privacy• Guarantee• Student Rights and Responsibilities• Complaints and Appeals• Student Support• Reasonable Adjustment• Access and EqualityA copy of the student handbook is also made available on the day of the course. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How we will deliver the course\n \n\n This course will be delivered firstly in a classroom environment to cover the theory aspects and then move to an outdoor area for completion of the practical components. The hours are generally 8:00am to 5:00pm\, but students should refer to their specific course listing on the homepage of the Duff Consulting website for specific times and venues as this can sometimes differ to meet client needs. There are no pre-course study requirements to complete this course and all resources required on the day will be supplied. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Assessment Requirements\n \n\n A variety of assessment methods are utilised to ensure you develop the required skills and knowledge and to keep the course a practical\, hands-on-learning experience. These methods are: Theory QuestionsPractical Assessments delivered under workplace conditionsAll assessments are carried out in English. You must be physically capable of starting\, holding and using a chainsaw for sustained periods of time in the practical component of the course. If you are unhappy about any assessment result\, then seeking a re-assessment is usually the first strategy. If you are still unhappy about the assessment process or result\, then the Complaints and Appeals Process may be invoked. For more information regarding the Appeals Process you should follow if you are unhappy with an assessment result go to Health Security Education Student Handbook. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Recognition of Prior Learning\n \n\n We offer recognition of existing skills and knowledge\, please refer to the Student Handbook for more information. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Requirements for Completion\n \n\n You must attend 100% of this training course and satisfactorily complete all the assessment tasks. If you feel you may need support to complete the learning or assessment tasks either because of a literacy issue\, a learning difficulty or a physical disability\, please let us know and we may be able to make adjustments to our learning and assessment processes. URL:https://www.duffconsulting.com.au/course/fell-trees-manually-intermediate-32/ LOCATION:Action Paintball Games – Yarramundi\, 770 Springwood Road\, Yarramundi\, NSW\, 2753\, Australia CATEGORIES:FELL TREES MANUALLY (INTERMEDIATE) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.duffconsulting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/fae97172-31c4-4c75-a6d3-b79d6034142f-e1770937949395.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR