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I have done street pollarding in london for 3 years. another year or so in another city. Its a friggin nightmare. There are idiots who totally ignore cones, signs, tape, you standing in front of them.......drivers will drive around you....cyclists refusing to stop.... Teachers trying to walk a class, crocodile fashion through your worksite. On the other hand those sites can and quite frequently are undermanned, undersigned. underpriced...and quite frankly UNDER PRESSURE. The pricing is a complete joke. TRy and push for more staff....or complain or question or god forbid DO THINGS RIGHT and you are seen as trouble by some. Alot of young kids looking for a break are thrown into those situations by bosses who know they want a leg up in the industry.(and are cheap!) I know this isnt every firm and every contract but these are common issues.

 

Great trees to learn to climb in though.:001_smile:

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I have done street pollarding in london for 3 years. another year or so in another city. Its a friggin nightmare. There are idiots who totally ignore cones, signs, tape, you standing in front of them.......drivers will drive around you....cyclists refusing to stop.... Teachers trying to walk a class, crocodile fashion through your worksite. On the other hand those sites can and quite frequently are undermanned, undersigned. underpriced...and quite frankly UNDER PRESSURE. The pricing is a complete joke. TRy and push for more staff....or complain or question or god forbid DO THINGS RIGHT and you are seen as trouble by some. Alot of young kids looking for a break are thrown into those situations by bosses who know they want a leg up in the industry.(and are cheap!) I know this isnt every firm and every contract but these are common issues.

 

Great trees to learn to climb in though.:001_smile:

 

Good post.

 

RA for those jobs mean nothing, I wouldn't put my name on one.

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i know who this is, i'm working this contract right now, i've done a dozen or so planes on that very road (but i wasn't there that day!!!)

 

i see this video and i read your comments and agree with most of them. more could have been done to stop this situation arising, the site is not perfect and it illustrates the importance of good clear traffic management.

 

its a re-pollard, the road is busy. the idea is to stop the traffic, strip the knuckle, clear up, allow cars to pass. the main error in this video is the lack of the stop go board, which we always have on site. you could argue for a few more cones but with the pavement to consider as well, the guideline minimum seems sensible in this scenario.

 

the way the site is set up is suitable for the surroundings and the traffic was being managed (though unsuccessfully). the hi-vis my colleague is wearing i believe is suitable for a 30mph road, but i'd have to consult my red book in my truck to be sure.

 

in my opinion we have a typical london commuter eager to get to where he's going regardless of his surroundings and a momentary lapse in an otherwise well trained and organised arb team.

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I have done street pollarding in london for 3 years. another year or so in another city. Its a friggin nightmare. There are idiots who totally ignore cones, signs, tape, you standing in front of them.......drivers will drive around you....cyclists refusing to stop.... Teachers trying to walk a class, crocodile fashion through your worksite. On the other hand those sites can and quite frequently are undermanned, undersigned. underpriced...and quite frankly UNDER PRESSURE. The pricing is a complete joke. TRy and push for more staff....or complain or question or god forbid DO THINGS RIGHT and you are seen as trouble by some. Alot of young kids looking for a break are thrown into those situations by bosses who know they want a leg up in the industry.(and are cheap!) I know this isnt every firm and every contract but these are common issues.

 

Great trees to learn to climb in though.:001_smile:

 

Never a truer word spoken or typed.

 

I have done this sort of working plenty of times. Imagine doing it day in day out, attempting to complete 6 or 8 of these trees in a day just to make basic wage.

 

You would need an extra truck just for the signs and cones alone. Let alone the time taken to setup and dismantle the Tm for every tree.

 

I am glad I don't do this type of work anymore.

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