Contact Person : | Ben Potgieter |
Telephone : | (033) 346 0022 |
Fax : | (033) 346 0022 |
Cell : | 079 497 9681 |
Website : | www.cmo.co.za |
E-mail : | ben@cmo.co.za |
Province : | National |
Country : | South Africa |
Postal Address : | Postnet Suite #147, Private Bag X06, Cascades, 3202 |
Physical Address : | 32 Market Road Extension, Mkondeni, Pietermaritzburg |
Company Profile
Vision StatementOur vision is to constantly improve forestry and natural resource competencies in Africa and beyond. |
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Brand differenceWe apply the 3-pillar approach in all of the training, auditing and consulting work we offer, all encapsulated in our PerForm software package: |
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Pillar 1: We believe that performance in forestry operations should be measured in 5 areas, namely safety and health, productivity, environment, quality and social responsibility. |
Pillar 2: We apply the PLAN/DO/CHECK/ACT management cycle to effectively and efficiently implement the 5 key performance areas |
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Pillar 3: We believe that forest workers, supervisors
and managers should focus on the areas posing a high risk to SPEQS and
control such high risks (HIRAC Approach): Except for applying the above model to all of our training, consulting and auditing services, we have embedded our management philosophy in our powerful forest management software "PerForm" that can be loaded on tablets, smartphones and desktop PCs |
ClienteleWe provide lasting solutions throughout Africa and beyond. Our clients include a large variation of constituents in the forest and forest products sector, including individuals, small growers and large multinational corporations. |
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Investing in PeopleWhen selecting our associates, we partner with the best of the best. Every trainer/auditor/consultant is hand-picked for his/her area of expertise and has a track record of making a positive difference in the businesses of our clients. We believe in continuous investment in our people to ensure that our services remain current and value adding to your business. |
Occupational health & safety policyCMO prides itself in always placing safety first. We walk the talk that we teach in health and safety in our courses. CMO has a 100% safety record with not a single lost time injury having taken place. |
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Environmental policyCMO does not only offer environmental courses and forest certification courses such as FSC and PEFC, but also follows strict environmentally friendly policies within the company. |
Company Products
Performance-based training services
Timber harvesting
Forest roads
Design and construction of forest roads |
Forest road maintenance |
Grader operator training |
Excavator operator training |
Bulldozer operator training |
TLB operator training |
Compactor operator training |
Silviculture
Managing mechanised silviculture operations |
Machine operator training, assessments, retraining |
Machine operator commissioning onto a new machine |
Supervising harvesting operations:
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Annual scheduling chemical weed control operations |
Operational chemical weed control:
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Chemical store management
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Pest Control Officer training (legal requirement in South Africa) |
Chemical spraying operator training, assessment, retraining |
Tractor operator training, assessments, retraining |
Chainsaw operator training, assessment, retraining for silviculture operations |
Brush cutter operator training, assessment, retraining |
Forest Management
Forest valuation training |
Training of forest inventory field teams for marking for thinnings |
Training of forest inventory field teams for thinning control in selective thinnings |
Fire Risk Management
Fire risk assessment and mitigation |
Manage disaster fires (ICS) |
Extended attack fire suppression |
Initial attack fire suppression |
Crew leader |
Prototeam |
Basic fire fighting |
Lookout guards |
Prescribed under canopy burning |
Planning for prescribed block burning of natural areas |
Fire simulation sessions |
Airstrip loading crew |
Forest Conformance systems
Safety, health, environment and quality (SHEQ) representative course, based on PDCA, SPEQS and HIRAC |
Managing safety in forestry |
Managing productivity in forestry (operational efficiency and work study) |
Managing the environment in forestry |
Managing quality in forestry |
Managing social issues in forestry |
Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) training |
FSC Forest Management and Chain of Custody training
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PEFC Chain of Custody training
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ISO Standard 19011 training: Auditing techniques
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Incident and accident investigation based on PDCA, SPEQS and HIRAC. |
Processing plant training (sawmills/pole plants)
Supervising processing operations:
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Processing plant supervisor assessments |
Forklift operator training, assessments, retraining |
Other training
First Aid Level 1 and Level 2 course |
Driver Operator assessments. All vehicles 4×2, 4×4, 4×6 up to 10 ton rating, excluding dangerous goods type vehicles. |
Basic business principles for workers |
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