Tree Survey assignment

[Bald Monkey]

I'm currently 4 months into my NA Arb and I have just been given an assignment to do over christmas on tree surveys. One of the bits I'm struggling to find info on is the following:-

 

'Discuss the potential legal consequences for a tree owner who does not have trees surveyed and inspected' and 'explain the potential legal consequences for the individual who carries out tree inspection and surveying'.

 

Does anybody know any good books or websites that would have any information relating to any of this and tree surveys as a whole?

 

If anyone can help I would be very grateful.

 

Thanks

[treedave]

Try - http://www.aie.org.uk/

Good for recent(ish) case law about levels of quals for inspectors and associated info.

[Pete Mctree]

http://www.aie.org.uk/

 

 

This is a good place to start........

[Tim Williams]

As has already been suggested the arb info exchange (aie) is a good place to start. more info can be found in Principles of tree hazard assessment and management.

[Yorkshireman]

http://www.aie.org.uk/download/law_cases/atkins_scott.pdf #

 

here you go start reading

[Amelanchier]

You need to be looking at Mynors - the Law of Trees and Hedgerows (parts of which are available through Google Books) and perusing the UKTC forums.

 

Essentially your question is asking about what is reasonable to fulfil the landowners duty of care in the first instance and the possibility of negligence in the second.

Edited December 15, 2008 by Amelanchier
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[Bald Monkey]

Thanks all for the info