Course Aims
The strimmer training and assessment course ensures that delegates can use the equipment safely and with confidence and acquire an understanding of the relevant regulations and safety requirements.
Who is this course suitable for?
Our strimmer training course is available to all levels of operator and the course duration will depend on experience. If you are a more experienced operator this will provide you with the opportunity to update and practice your skills and gain certification.
This course is physical so you must be fit and able to carry out the tasks required in the course programme.
Our course is suited to people who are employed in agriculture, horticulture, landscaping and grounds maintenance industries.
Course Objectives
The course will train delegates to safely operate the brushcutter and strimmer in a workplace environment and includes:
- Safety and risk assessment
- HSE legislation
- Protective clothing
- Components and maintenance
- Practical maintenance
- Fuelling and starting
- Testing the safety features
- Checking balance of the strimmer
- On site environmental risk assessment
- Safe operation
- Work planning
Additional Information
Learners will require:
- strimmers complying with safety regulations
- Operators’ instruction books and service manuals for all machinery.
- Ear defenders
- Safety goggles and other appropriate PPE.
- Fuel in appropriate container.
City & Guilds / NPTC Assessment for this course can be provided at an additional cost if required.
Please advise of any additional needs within a learning environment, such as Dyslexia, amongst candidates in advance of the course.
PRE-REQUISITES
Delegates must be at least 16 years of age.
Must have sufficient command of English language, and of the English language as detailed in Network Rail Company Specification NR/L2/CTM/021 (Competence & Training in Track Safety).
Must Bring Photo ID - For British Nationals, one of the following (original hard copy - not electronically): a current and valid branded form of identity token, used for accessing the RMI (Railway Maintained Infrastructure) such as a Sentinel Card; in-date and valid full driving licence; in-date and valid UK Provisional Photo Card Driving Licence; in-date and valid passport, a UK biometric ID Card/Residence Permit (BRP), an Armed Forces Identity Card, a proof of age card recognised under PASS with a unique reference number (this includes the Citizen ID Card), N.I. Electoral Identity Card or a resident permit as per Home Office guidance.
For Non-British Nationals - an in-date and valid passport, Identity Card or Driving Licence from an EU or European Economic Area (EEA) country or a US Passport Card is required (original hard copy - not electronically).