London Plane pollen !!

[Stubby]

Reducing a large plane today . I am on the ground Steve aloft . Both of us are coughing like made , sore yes and sneezing . Never suffered with hay fever before . Checked the radiator grill on the Jensen and it was covered in pollen. All symptoms have gone now I'm home . Anyone else had this with plane trees lately ?

[Agent-Arb]

It's the fine hairs on the underside of the leaves. They irritate some folk more than others.

Options range from - just breathe through your nose.

Through to - don't climb when in leaf.

 

 

 

 

 

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[karl]

you'll look a proper tit though:001_tt2:

 

but seriously it is a pain I used to hate doing them

[Stubby]

you'll look a proper tit though:001_tt2:

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but seriously it is a pain I used to hate doing them

 

Breaking Bad !

[Stubby]

It's the fine hairs on the underside of the leaves. They irritate some folk more than others.

Options range from - just breathe through your nose.

Through to - don't climb when in leaf.

 

 

 

 

 

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Ok Thanks . Never experienced it before though ... Strange .

[silky fox]

Worked on Planes for a number of years...tried wearing a face mask..too hot and un comfortable..been in some states because of the dust/hairs.Best place to be is up the tree making the mess...worst place, By the Chipper!

[Stubby]

Worked on Planes for a number of years...tried wearing a face mask..too hot and un comfortable..been in some states because of the dust/hairs.Best place to be is up the tree making the mess...worst place, By the Chipper!

 

Exactly where I was Paul ! Its odd that in all this time I have never noticed it before ....

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

(Being a norvener) I remember the first London based ARB Approved Contractor assessment I undertook and the guy on the chipper had a full PPE and a respirator...seemed excessive on first glance but I soon realised why!!!

 

If its any use I've attached a general information note (kind of, informal) and a generic risk assessment, the best control being only working on the trees when dormant, a policy several London Boroughs have adopted.

 

Cheers, n stay safe n clear headed out there..!

Paul

London Plane - generic.doc

London Plane info.doc

[silky fox]

Try not to scratch...we used to use the blower on each other to remove as much as possible at the end of the day.highly irritating stuff.some people suffer worse than others.

[Nick Harrison]

I've done as agent arb suggests, breathing through the nose only, admittedly a bit tricky when you're working up a sweat and wanna take deep breathes but it works for me. Don't remember it effecting my eyes just made me cough like buggery!

 

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