Large tree felling and Windblown trees course

[spuddog0507]

21 minutes ago, Roby said:

Not nice, is it?
Although, I would read and learn the book first. All the feedbacks of real-life accumulates in them so books surely teach some general wisdom. You can learn from other ppl's mistakes.

 

my take on this is, you can sit and read as many books as you want, ok you will get the general idea, which will help, but you will never learn it like you would being out there on site doing it, what it says in a book and what actually happens on site can be 2 totally different things, for example i had something happen on friday and the law of physics was saying that could not possibly happen but it DID thank fully i was stood in the right place if i had,nt of been stood where i was who knows, and when your messing with trees that are 2,3,4 tonne they dont stop when they get to you,

[IronMike]

Ah, the joys of dealing with wind blown trees. 

 

One of few places you get to experience first hand, the strange phenomenon I like to call.... Comtension!

Edited December 9, 2018 by IronMike

[openspaceman]

4 minutes ago, IronMike said:

Comtension!

like it

[Roby]

I work at a proper felling site and yes, I wouldn't take the assessment one without theory or practice. I am not mad just wanted to think ahead. It is a fact that trees are bloody heavy and dangerous. I had near misses as well. Thank you for reminding me.

[Jamie Jones]

1 hour ago, Roby said:

Not nice, is it?
Although, I would read and learn the book first. All the feedbacks of real-life accumulates in them so books surely teach some general wisdom. You can learn from other ppl's mistakes.

 

What book are you talking about?

 

Is there a single book that covers everything in sections that an Arborist needs to Know?   (From Small Domestic Felling, Forestry Felling, Wind Blown, Uprooted, Climbing, Arial Rescue, Tree Surgery, Pruning, Emergancy Works, Advanced Techniques  Etc)

[Roby]

I was thinking the same LANTRA sources what was needed for CS30, CS31, CS38, CS39.

I'm pretty sure there are the same books for  CS32,34,35 and AFAG, HSE, etc leaflets.

[The avantgardener]

There are LANTRA courses for just about every discipline in Landbased skills, be it in agriculture/forestry or arb. You get the books when you book on a course of training, if you need NPTC accreditation you will need to download the NPTC/City and Guilds assessment schedule for the unit you require also, this is the test that the assessor will ask you about.

An assessor can assessor two candidates for CS32 in a day, CS34 the same.

If you are confident in your ability and know the schedule just book the assessment, there should be a registration fee of around £150 per unit plus the assessors day rate.

[The avantgardener]

1 hour ago, Jamie Jones said:

What book are you talking about?

 

Is there a single book that covers everything in sections that an Arborist needs to Know?   (From Small Domestic Felling, Forestry Felling, Wind Blown, Uprooted, Climbing, Arial Rescue, Tree Surgery, Pruning, Emergancy Works, Advanced Techniques  Etc)

There is a single book that covers all this, it’s called “Years of experience in Forestry and Arb Industry” it’s not something you can pick up in the Library and read overnight though, listen, watch and ask questions when appropriate for the rest of your life in the Industry, you will be surprised that there are still things to learn 20 years later.

 

[Jamie Jones]

16 minutes ago, The avantgardener said:

There are LANTRA courses for just about every discipline in Landbased skills, be it in agriculture/forestry or arb. You get the books when you book on a course of training, if you need NPTC accreditation you will need to download the NPTC/City and Guilds assessment schedule for the unit you require also, this is the test that the assessor will ask you about.

An assessor can assessor two candidates for CS32 in a day, CS34 the same.

If you are confident in your ability and know the schedule just book the assessment, there should be a registration fee of around £150 per unit plus the assessors day rate.

Thanks for the reply... Done My CS30, CS31 and about to do my CS32... Yes I get the course notes... But wondered of there was a proper book that covers all the courses... As a good graphic book is always good to read as I would enjoy reading about other areas that I don't or won't be undertaking so that I have a broader base understanding of all aspects of the business.
I agree that experience is always best... but it is good to have a broad understanding before doing the practical learning..

 

Edited December 9, 2018 by Jamie Jones
missed a bit

[spuddog0507]

6 hours ago, The avantgardener said:

There is a single book that covers all this, it’s called “Years of experience in Forestry and Arb Industry” it’s not something you can pick up in the Library and read overnight though, listen, watch and ask questions when appropriate for the rest of your life in the Industry, you will be surprised that there are still things to learn 20 years later.

 

still after 35+ years doing the job i still class every day as a SCHOOL day, as no 2 situations in the tree job are the same,,