IRATA LEVEL 1 Looking to get into arboriculture as a climber

[matty 25]

Doing abit of everything pal, clearing for new overheads, 6m flail, the job in Wales is clearing trees in a drainage ditch so diggers can get in an sort it out. I'm a site supervisor so I go from site to site filling out audit forms ect.

 

Cool cool, do you have any weekend work an extra days hear an there, am always after extra days hear an there etc

[joshscott]

Pm me your details (which contractor You worked for homgown Etc, and tickets) There's quite a few weekend coming up, so ill see wot I can do pal

[matty 25]

Pm me your details (which contractor You worked for homgown Etc, and tickets) There's quite a few weekend coming up, so ill see wot I can do pal

 

Smashing, I will do then buddy in a few hours when I get home from Northampton, thanks

[ausarb]

call me

[joshscott]

call me

 

Pardon?

[jackmayo]

What to rail workers do exactly?

 

Clear the line of fallen trees and overgrown trees? Just wondering as there seems to be a shortage of utility workers in the Midlands, where I am, and slightly better pay, would it be worth going into rail or utility compared to private arb?

[joshscott]

What to rail workers do exactly?

 

Clear the line of fallen trees and overgrown trees? Just wondering as there seems to be a shortage of utility workers in the Midlands, where I am, and slightly better pay, would it be worth going into rail or utility compared to private arb?

 

There numerous things done on the rail pal,

Fence line clearance (clearing trees for a new fence line etc)

6m flail (clearing all the trees that are within 6m of the track)

DDD tree removal (removing dead, dying dangerous trees)

Clearing trees back to that are withing falling distance of the track.

Public complaints (cutting back trees encroaching gardens highways etc)

 

The above is some, not all of the de-veg tasks on track.

 

It's completely different to domestic arb, you won't be carrying out nice little dead woods or crown thins, it's clear from this point to the next if its within 6ms etc.

 

I find its better money than domestic, with alot more overtime. Plus you don't have to do any of the crappy cleanups u have to do in domestics. Or loads of dragging/dog s*it dodging!

[jackmayo]

I am going on this course:

 

http://www.warwickshire.ac.uk/courses/search_results/course_details.aspx?Id=28418

 

Would you say that is still relevant? What other qualifications do I need, are there tickets?

 

(Sorry for stealing your thread!)

[junglist]

Did you do your level one at absen by any chance?

[Stueyfox]

No i went up to do mine at Mark Wright Training in Rotherham. Considered absen though. Have since applied to them for work as well