| Course code: | PMP |
| Course title in language of instruction: | Práce s motorovou pilou |
| Course title in Czech: | Chainsaw Operation |
| Course title in English: | Chainsaw Operation |
| Mode of completion and number of credits: | Fulfillment of requirements (3 credits)
(1 ECTS credit = 28 hours of workload) |
| Mode of delivery/Timetabled classes: | full-time, 0/2 (hours of lectures per week / hours of seminars per week)
part-time, 10/0 (lectures per period / seminars per period) |
| Language of instruction: | Czech |
| Level of course: | bachelor; master; master continuing |
| Semester: | WS 2019/2020 |
| Name of lecturer: | prof. Ing. Jindřich Neruda, CSc. (examiner, instructor, lecturer, supervisor)
Ing. Pavel Nevrkla (examiner, instructor, lecturer)
Tomáš Veverka (instructor, lecturer) |
| Prerequisites: | none |
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| Aims of the course: |
| To gain knowledge about the construction and motor chain saws (MS) and their differentiation, fuels and lubricants, maintenance, legal principles for using the MS tree felling, primary and special operating procedures for felling trees and working MS, OSH principles, hygiene and environmental environment. After completing the course, students should have sufficient knowledge for determining the correct workflow felling and processing trees and other uses of MS in different conditions. Knowledge and skills acquired in the course are a prerequisite for qualifying for the use of MS after the course can be approved for operating the MS for a vocational qualification examination held in accordance with legislative requirements. |
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| Course contents: |
| 1. | Opening Session (allowance 0/2) | | | | a. | Basic introduction to the MP, MP classification, fields of application. | | b. | List of major manufacturers. | | c. | The legislative basis for the work MS. |
| | 2. | Construction and maintenance of chainsaws (allowance 0/6) | | | | a. | Construction of the MS engine (engine, carburetor, ignition, starter gear, clutch, etc.). | | b. | Construction of MP cutting (saw chain, guide bar, sprocket). | | c. | Fuels and lubricants MS, ecological service (biodegradable lubricants). | | d. | Maintenance Schedule MS, MS major maintenance operations, indications of faults and overcome them. Physiology of work with the MS, the principles of occupational health and safety and hygiene with MS. |
| | 3. | The main ways to use chain saws and characteristics of workflow (allowance 0/5) | | | | a. | Facilities staff to work with MS and ways to use it. | | b. | MS Principles of operation, the technique works with MS (felling, lopping, pruning, wood cuts). | | c. | Working in normal and exceptional conditions (calamity, slopes near buildings, etc). | | d. | Other possibilities of MS (care of trees, working in orchards, reconstruction of buildings, products for home and recreation, timber production chainsaw, etc.).. | | e. | Legislation felling of trees in the landscape. |
| | 4. | First aid for injuries incurred while working with MS (allowance 0/1) | | 5. | Practical exercises in which students learn and practice the basic operations of maintenance work with MS to MS in various activities in different conditions. (allowance 0/14) | | 6. | Individual training and the practice of working with a chainsaw in preparation for the examination of the practical knowledge and skills to work with a chainsaw to the granting of credit. (allowance 0/10) |
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| Learning outcomes and competences: |
| Generic competences: | | | | - | Ability to analyse and synthesize | | - | Ability to apply knowledge | | - | Ability to speak and write in mother tongue | | - | Ability to work independently | | - | Capacity to adapt to new situations | | - | Capacity to learn | | - | Ethical commitment | | - | Professional knowledge | | - | Quality concept awareness | | - | Skilled at utilizing and processing information |
| | Specific competences: | | | | - | Ability to manage staff working with chainsaw | | - | Ability to work with chainsaw by felling and processing of trees | | - | The ability to identify safety hazards in logging |
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| Type of course unit: | optional |
| Year of study: | Not applicable - the subject could be chosen at anytime during the course of the programme. |
| Work placement: | There is no compulsory work placement in the course unit. |
| Recommended study modules: | - |
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| Learning activities and study load (hours of study load): |
| Type of teaching method | Daily attendance | Combined form | | Direct teaching | | practice | 28 h | 10 h | | field work | 36 h | 36 h | | consultation | 0 h | 18 h | | Self-study | | preparation for regular assessment | 10 h | 10 h | | writing of seminar paper | 10 h | 10 h | | Total | 84 h | 84 h |
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| Assessment methods: |
Credit.
Beyond basic education to those interested in obtaining permission to work with PD may undergo a qualifying examination consisting of the theoretical and practical. |
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| Recommended reading: |
| Type | Author | Title | Published in | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
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| RQ | NERUDA, J. -- NEVRKLA, P. -- CACH, A. | Práce s motorovou pilou a křovinořezem | Brno | Mendelova univerzita v Brně | 2013 | 978-80-7375-841-7 | | RQ | NERUDA, J. -- SIMANOV, V. -- KLVAČ, R. -- SKOUPÝ, A. -- KADLEC, J. -- ZEMÁNEK, T. -- NEVRKLA, P. | Technika a technologie v lesnictví. Díl druhý. | Brno | Mendelova univerzita v Brně | 2013 | 978-80-7375-840-0 | | RQ | NERUDA, J. -- SIMANOV, V. -- KLVAČ, R. -- SKOUPÝ, A. -- KADLEC, J. -- ZEMÁNEK, T. -- NEVRKLA, P. et al. | Technika a technologie v lesnictví. Díl první. | Brno | Mendelova univerzita v Brně | 2013 | 978-80-7375-839-4 |
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