HORT323 – Tree Felling
Module code
HORT323
Module title
Tree Felling
Prescription
To develop students ability to safely and accurately fell and limb trees using a chainsaw.
NZQA Level
Level 3
NZQA Credits
10
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 100
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge of safety requirements for felling and limbing trees in arboriculture
Use a chainsaw to make felling cuts and limb felled trees
Assess felling areas and trees to be felled
Fell trees under supervision
Limb felled trees - Content
- -Safety rules, codes of practice, workplace techniques
-Preparation for felling, felling hazards, PPE and first aid requirements
-Equipment and felling aids.
-Conventional scarf configuration and sequence
-Limbing hazards and managing hazards
-Limbing saw position, operator position, sequences
-Chainsaw maintenance, PPE, equipment, felling aids assembly and use
-Scarfing and backcutting
-Chainsaw and wedge use
-Assessment of felling area and escape routes
-Tree hazard assessment
-Personal safety management self and others
-Directional felling, conventional scarf and backcut
-Safe observation points and escape routes
-Making safe felled trees
-Limbing trees
-Hazard identification - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Teaching and learning methods will be face to face delivery including workshops, project based interactive tasks, with group sessions, tutorials, and creation of portfolios of evidence.
- Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this module is mixed mode. Students must gain a minimum mark of 50% in the achievement-based assessments and meet all the requirements of the competency-based assessments including carrying out all tasks in a safe manner and to industry standard to be eligible for a final grade for this module. The final grade will be based on the marks from the achievement-based assessment tasks.
