Horticultural Machinery

Pedestrian Mower

A wide range of mowers are used across horticultural and landscape businesses. With proper training, most pose little risk to either the user or anyone near to the machine. Our course will give you that training, ensuring you can operate a pedestrian mower safely and efficiently.

Our course will give you an insight into both safety awareness and risk assessment. You’ll also run through the machine’s capabilities and learn how to maintain the mower. After that, you’ll gain practical experience, including mowing on slopes.

Course sessions:

  • Legislation
  • General safety
  • Risk assessment
  • Hydrostatic drive
  • Cutting mechanisms
  • Controls and equipment
  • Daily checks
  • Safe methods of operation
  • Working on slopes
  • Transportation
  • Driving on public roads
  • Safety with fuel.

Ride-On Mowers

A wide range of mowers are used across horticultural and landscape businesses. With proper training, most pose little risk to either the user or anyone near to the machine.

Our course will give you that training, ensuring you can operate a ride-on mower safely and efficiently.

Our course will give you an insight into both safety awareness and risk assessment.  You’ll also run through the machine’s capabilities and learn how to maintain the mower.

After that, you’ll gain practical experience, including mowing on slopes.

Course sessions:

  • Legislation
  • General safety
  • Risk assessment
  • Hydrostatic drive
  • Cutting mechanisms
  • Controls and equipment
  • Daily checks
  • Safe methods of operation
  • Working on slopes
  • Transportation
  • Driving on public roads
  • Safety with fuel

Brushcutters

Brushcutters and trimmers are popular tools across the agriculture, horticulture, landscaping, and grounds maintenance industries. They save time and work efficiently in tricky terrains and situations. But they also have the potential to be one of the most dangerous machines in common use.

Our course will help novice users recognise and reduce those dangers.You’ll also learn how to optimise performance and carry out routine maintenance. You’ll learn to use the trimmer safely and with confidence.

Understanding all the relevant regulation and safety requirements is key. You’ll be taught the need for the correct protective clothing and how best to maintain a safe working environment.

A certificate of competence will be awarded once you complete the course.

Course sessions:

Prepare for Trimmer and Brushcutter operations
Maintaining the Trimmer/Brushcutter
Engine maintenance
Operating the Trimmer/Brushcutter