Tree Risk Assessment

[arnoldbuchsassinger]

Has anyone had to do a tree risk assessment, not tree works, not a qtra paragraph, but a proper spreadsheet identifying the risk etc, ie high wind, possible failure, fruit, poisonous or not, leaves furry, poisonous etc. roots affecting pavements causing trip hazard.

I have got over 100 trees to survey, they also want a tree risk assessment, please only reply with sensible answers or if someone has got one i can take a look at, email it to me

[Woodcrafter]

Surely your professional opinion tree survey schedule would include all facts just back it up with an overall generic risk assessment with regard to trees in general and cover all risks. Any hazards can be found within the schedule that with your indemnity insurance should be enough is it not??

[Paul Melarange]

Any tree risk assessment should involve a balanced and reasonable approach.

 

If you assess the targets, the hazards and the risk of those hazards causing harm/damage, then that is your risk assessment. QTRA does this along with many other methods of tree risk assessment.

 

Tree failure will be the main thing that you will consider. However if you feel that there are particular characteristics of a species that may pose an unacceptable risk then record it and make recommendations accordingly.

 

You certainly don't need to list every possible eventuality for every tree.

[daltontrees]

Any tree risk assessment should involve a balanced and reasonable approach.

 

If you assess the targets, the hazards and the risk of those hazards causing harm/damage, then that is your risk assessment. QTRA does this along with many other methods of tree risk assessment.

 

Tree failure will be the main thing that you will consider. However if you feel that there are particular characteristics of a species that may pose an unacceptable risk then record it and make recommendations accordingly.

 

You certainly don't need to list every possible eventuality for every tree.

 

His website describes QTRA. Spreadsheet seems a backward step, unless it's only a hazard assessment that's needed.