Development and Publication of Tree Work Guides
Carried out by: Arboricultural Association
Summary Description:
This project creates a suite of supporting technical guides which will provide detailed, practical guidance for arboricultural operatives. Building on the recent development of the Industry Code of Practice for Arboriculture, the guides will describe "industry good practice" and will support training programmes and provide the benchmark standards for a range of practical arboricultural operations.
The guides will be designed to be accessible to operators with high quality photographs and illustrations and will be available during 2018.
The guides will cover
- Tree Access
- Use of Tools in the Tree
- Rigging
- Use of Cranes in Arb
- Use of MEWP's in Arb
Timescale: 2016-2019
SFT Funds Awarded: £15,000
Project Outcomes:
In addition to the hard copy versions of each Technical Guide, the Aboricultural Association have also produced five Safety Guides – these are a digest of all the key safety points, highlighted as a ‘checklist’ in each technical section of the guides, produced as separate, free-to-download PDF documents related to each TG.
They are available on the Association’s website: https://www.trees.org.uk/Help-Advice/Public/Arboricultural-Association-Safety-Guides