stetson
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Horticultural Trades Association Plant Handling
stetson replied to Victor's topic in Training & education
Hey Mate. I have been looking through the documents store at work and my predescor has taken it with him. cheapskate!! -
im 50 and climbed for 33 years 6 days a week, great time, bloody ache now though!!
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A local authority cannot condition a TCA, they can add an informative that suggests they plant a replacement tree or that the applicant consider a replacemnt tree:thumbup:. They can only condition a TPO as the replacement will carry on the original TPO.
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found on old coppiced Oak
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looking for 4 days work next week (8,9,10,11 feb) in the south west of UK. I have 20 years experience, CS30,31,32,38,39. MWEP,C1+E. Preferabley 30 mile radius of Bristol. Own transport, climbing kit and saw.
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got provisional driving license valid until june 1985, and no chainsaw experience. good a plumbing tho, and punctual, gisa job mate!!!!!!
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is that worcester? if so I surveyed those trees for the council about 7 years ago. forgot to put that in the risk assessment. nice pies though. ha ha.
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fell, unpredictable decay fungi especially in this location. we cant save every tree out there.
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congratulations, My girl is 20 months and will climb anything within reach.
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Thanks, its always good to know whos at hand, I was told at the interview that they dont use much outside consultancy but things always change, espeially if I get my way,ha ha ha. I'll see what the score is once ive got my feet under the table. Keep in touch. I might even do a bit of saturday work if poss, got all my tickets including banksman/slinger for crane work, I feel good times ahead. cheers
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yes im doing a degree at present and have been doing continuous professional development as well as all the usual cs units. Its taken years of applying for these posts with no success, just got to keep on applying. Usually a Tech Cert will do the job. Ive already had experience as a tree officer which probably helped a bit. If you want to do tree surveying, why not get yourself on a 3 day PTI course £400+, that will get you some survey work for sure. Try Treelifes web site.
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been the best years of my life, Ive loved every day, even when I ve lost money on some jobs, great continual learning curve in this industry, cheers
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thanks to all who posted a comment, just been filling out loads of forms and crb stuff, had a great reference from my TO which is good and have just come back from a weeks holiday in sunny Dorset and I am really looking forward to the next year. Apparently the office deals with over 400 TPO works applications each year. Dont know if thats busy or not. Have to find somewhere to live up there, I m hoping it will be cheaper than where I am now, thats for sure. Thanks for the positive comments
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after 30 years as a climbing arborist Im finially hanging up my harness to start as an assistant tree officer in the midlands. I know there is a bit of dislike for them but the planning department where looking for someone with a good practical background which I certainly have. Im going to miss those days when my arms feel they are dragging on the floor and an aching back, going home stinking of trees and still slightly skint but still loving the job. During the interview my chair collapsed and i rolled under the table during a discussion on Ganodermas, I got another chair and carried on, I think they felt a claim was on its way so gave me the job, ha ha ha. Im looking forward to the change as it will be challenging to say the least.
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i think its the miscellaneous previsions act 1974,allows you to enter land to attend to a dangerous tree without the owners consent if the tree is likely to be a problem. cant remember the exact wording.
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we spend most of our days sitting in the cab eating pies and talking c**p.dont have enough time to clean them as we have to be back at the yard by noon.
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its great to drive, at first the other team were not sure about the tyres but iveco have tried all makes of tyres and the ones on at the moment are best suited for both off and on road use. as regards insurance we are covered upto £50million public liability. also when we hire in cranes or mewps we have to ring insurance for extra cover, just in case the hire companies small print is a bit vague as for any damage that may be caused by mis use or accidents.
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we have a few contractors on a list that have all the relivent qualifications regarding tree works and insurance cover, quite a few of these contractors and their staff have previously worked for us and we are all friends aswell. We do favours for each other as regards shifting timber for nothing so that they can have the wood to either sell or do what they like, as long as we dont have to spend time processing it. We tend to use 2 or 3 companies that we know will do a good job and are reliable. Anyone can approach the council to get on the list as long as they meet the criteria set out in the terms and conditions of the tendering process.
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coz we know what all the contractors rates are and all of them are about £100 more than us
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on the first day we had it and on a flat playing field as it was well wet and we were loaded right up and didnt know the gears then. but not since then. we've taken it on some pretty extreme terrain recently and it has been great.
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we have a very experienced crew who can do anything a contractor could do so there is no need to sub it out. the only thing that is contracted out is a bit of stump grinding or timber extraction. we can usually do it cheaper too. with the first wave of job loses and forced redundancies completed it is only a matter of time. having said that we have to get all our income from internal departments like highways, education sites and housing, which brings in a good 150-200k each year so they tend not to look at us for firing. we have to be competative with outside contractors hence the pace we work at is not the legendary lethargy that most people think.
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always does mate, job cuts soon
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payload is 3 ton, had about that on the other day while off road, it did roll about a bit as the weight is high up but it went up a 40 degree slope in 3rd gear and low ratio no problem. it is good fun off road!!!
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yes 5.5 ton
