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Posted in Chainsaw, Safety

How to Sharpen a Chainsaw

Chainsaw sharpening using a standard round file and guide.Your first task when sharpening a chainsaw chain is to identify which of the cutters has had the most damage like small chips and nicks. This is important because you want to sharpen this tooth first counting the amount of file strokes it takes…

Posted in Chainsaw, Safety

Outback Training in the Wild NT

Ngukurr Chainsaw TrainingTravelling to remote communities in the Northern Territory and training is a rewarding experience that doesn’t seem to get old. The Australian outback is our classroom and the people that live there are our students.  Arriving in Ngukurr and meeting the students at the arts…

Posted in Safety

Quad Bike training for the Army

Training the Army in Quad Bikes at Robertson BarracksI had a fantastic chance to provide quad bike training to the Army, in Darwin.  I thought to my self, what an opportunity to be able to work with soldiers from the Australian Defence Force, these people use skills and resolve to operate quad bikes…

Posted in Defensive Driving, Safety

Gas, Mining, Oil and Pipeline Workers

Train Safe NT has the newest unit of competency from the Transport and Logistics Training Package (TLIC).  This course is for people that work in the gas, oil and pipeline industry.  It will prepare you for driving a 4x4 vehicle in the sandy, unsealed roads of central Australia.  The unit of competency…