Here at Elite we are dedicated to a programme of staff training to ensure they all have the appropriate skills and knowledge to complete the range of services offered, with the equipment used.
Our staff qualifications include:
City & Guilds, NPTC
Chainsaw training / certification
– Chainsaw maintenance and cross cutting
– Felling small, medium and large trees (conifer and broadleaf)
– Tree climbing and aerial rescue from rope and harness
– Use of chainsaw from rope and harness
– Clearance of individual windblown trees
– Dismantling of medium and large broadleaf crowns
– Carry out pruning operations from rope and harness
– Carry out dismantling operations from rope and harness
– Thorough examination of arboricultural equipment
Machinery training / certification
- Safe use of stumpgrinders
Safe use of forestry clearing saw
Safe use of woodchippers
Safe use of powered pole pruner
Loler inspector
Roadway signage and traffic management (Chapter 8)
Signing, lighting and guarding – operator and supervisor
Spraying
Knapsack sprayer application and Spot gun application
Health & Safety / Risk Assessment
– Emergency First Aid at Work
– Level 2 Health & Safety
– Risk assessment
– Health & Safety Awareness
– CSCS site safety – skilled operatives
Mobile Crane operations (specialised plant and machinery operations)
Slinger signaller, Site safety awareness
Arboricutural training
Advanced climbing and rigging techniques
IPAF
Mobile work platforms (access platforms / cherry pickers)
Promax
Mobile work platforms (tracked, trailer mounted, truck mounted, 15-30m)
ALLMI
Application and operation of lorry loaders (vehicle mounted cranes)
Other
HND Forestry
Conservation Management
Deer management control – level 1
Bat course