blocking road for drop zone

[Giles]

i have just quoted for a job to take down a conifer up against a house and a road is my drop zone will be i will need to block some of the road of. would i have to tell the council that i am doing this? or just cone some of it off? and get on with the job as i have never done this yet?

 

any help thanks

[conkers]

What type of road. How much traffic.

Any footpath?

[madmatt]

as above all those questions need answering you may need traffic management and it fall into chapter 8.

[base]

ah that old chestnut, do you go cowboy and commercial style...........................really depends on how busy the area is, pictures may help, but if in doubt play it by the book

[madmatt]

ah that old chestnut, do you go cowboy and commercial style...........................really depends on how busy the area is, pictures may help, but if in doubt play it by the book

 

 

It really shouldn't be a hard decision its neither hard nor expensive to do it by the book.

[christreeroot]

Do it by the book every time, like matt says its not that expensive and it is billed to the client.

 

If i price a job and lose out because of cost due to doing by the book i dont care....

 

A reputation takes an age to build and a second to destroy...

[madmatt]

Do it by the book every time, like matt says its not that expensive and it is billed to the client.

 

If i price a job and lose out because of cost due to doing by the book i dont care....

 

A reputation takes an age to build and a second to destroy...

 

I agree I have witnessed the same local tree company do two jobs in our village this last week. They have allways looked a very profesional outfit a smart van posh chip box new chipper even a brand spanking new MS880 but when it came to setting up a single lane system on one of the busiest roads in the village all they had was half a dozen cones a road closed sign and a numpty waving his arms about.

 

At times it was darn right dangerous. I must admit though it is one of my pet hates bad traffic management.

[treewizard]

the little red chapter 8 book is good for showing you whats involved in signing out, but it goes on how busy the road is.

[MAX]

Think about being an on-coming driver/cyclist/mother with child for a sec, it should become apparent how you should set up your site. If not get someone with the experience on the job so that next time you have the KNOW HOW. good luck mate

[Giles]

its a back road not much traffic at all as there are speed bumps to. by the book wat do u mean i am all new to this does this mean traffic lights or just correctly set up road signs? thanks