London Plane

[Mozza]

yep, we've all got masks. Thing that really worries me is when a mother with a small child in the pram walks past, we try to stop chipping when we spot the vulnerable but still whats it doing to a littluns' lungs

 

You can worry "too" much sometimes tho mate, Im sure someone walking past with a pram, Both of them will be fine, Its not like they are exposed all day to it

[treemeup]

You can worry "too" much sometimes tho mate, Im sure someone walking past with a pram, Both of them will be fine, Its not like they are exposed all day to it

 

I hope so

[mistahbenn]

Been doing my fair share of planes lately, and now am coughing and wheeing, I have asthma too. Going to get a mask for the next time, but in hot humid weather, it will be tough. I dont like Platanus!!

[treevolution]

Just wanted to ask would anyone on here say no to working on London Planes this week. 

 

I did a days climbing for a firm on Monday where there are a number of plane trees to Pollard. 

 

The guys asked if I would work on them this week and I was honest and said no chance as I cant see why then could just not wait till the winter. 

 

Also as  paye, could you refuse to work on them. 

[rapalaman]

Absolutely wouldn’t work on them in the summer. Did it once and was coughing so violently from the dust I almost threw up ☹️
only had to clear a bit for the sky dish - went back in the winter to reduce the rest and it was fine.

can’t comment on the paye question though

Edited July 12, 2022 by rapalaman

[Mick Dempsey]

No decent boss would schedule any significant work on planes at this time of year, excepting emergency stuff.

 

Edited July 12, 2022 by Mick Dempsey

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

I remember my first encounter with LP in my early days as an assessor when I wondered what the heck was going on as the chap feeding the chipper was wearing RPE (respirator) BUT I very soon understood why, and the climbers all used dust masks. 

Most generic risk assessments / method statements I see these days talk about minimising the risk at this time of year by only undertaking emergency works, or exceptional very high priority works (and during wet weather where possible, to dampen the dusts clouds.) Ideally, as others have said, programmed works can take place when dormant...not the best for the tree necessarily but LP is pretty hardy and the RA process puts people first. 

[devon TWiG]

I have been in outdoor cafes in many places in Europe in town squares where Planes are present and have felt just how bloody awful they are ( it is the hairs on the underside of the new leaves I believe )  others around me were snotting , coughing and sneezing and probably had no idea why !!  

[AHPP]

I understand they're prized for pollution tolerance. Surely there's some other tree that's tolerant enough, otherwise suitable enough and isn't bloody poisonous?

[AHPP]

Just now, AHPP said:

I understand they're prized for pollution tolerance. Surely there's some other tree that's tolerant enough, otherwise suitable enough and not bloody poisonous?