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went ahead and got it done today,

and good to see that my work fell into all the suggested criteria, in the main.

Thanks for all your feedback, i'll post a picture before n after of the work, subtle as it was later when camera battery is charged.

thank you,

i was looking forward to this job, (and i need the money!!),

your knowledge has put me at ease now.

thanks,

mainly the customer wants to reduce the "body" of it to prevent it intruding into neighbors garden, and to keep it under control,

the amount removed was to be at the customers preference, to remove a little and to stop when she was happy, within reason.

Am i being overly concerned about the bleeding factor?

Morning,

Can anyone offer any advice/guidelines on pruning a birch today,

i have done some research and am concerned about causing harm with respect to bleeding at this time of year,

it is very healthy about 12 to 15 years old and approx 20cm DBH.

Thanks for taking time to read/help.

there website has logo use details,

candidate number and scan of certificate are the requirements, they are happy to help and will issue a logo file download.

I'm, not being patronising (intentionally) but being blunt is a good way to put a point across.

 

You get what I mean though. What you did sounds perfect for the situation and as long as no accidents occur then that is all that matters really.

 

The only reason I ever got any traffic certs was to gain council contracts, other than that I would never have bothered. I know I can put a cone out and my groundies can keep the work site safe. After thats its all just paperwork for penpushers, and I'm not a fan of penpushers!

 

But what I said is true, you can do what you like but the facts are other companies won't like it and you wont be insured. I try and tell it like it is. Also my responses are there to be read by everyone from now on, so not aimed soley at you.

 

Good luck with it all, it is a slow progression no one can have everything in place on day one.

fair play and thanks,

no offence taken, touchy because i'm new to the game, and inexperienced, but want to get on well in the right way, with people that do it right.

i take a similar stand in getting points across when its important.

trust me, i'm looking to earn a living in a safe and professional manner,

i'm not undercutting, i price for my needs, as i said i was asking for some help and perhaps a bit of guidance on something that was of concern to me, that i knew little about, not permission, trust me on that too.

i'm sorry that you feel the need to be patronizing.

cheers Rupe,

so common sense, study, ask questions and eliminate risk as best i can.

Can i operate without a chapter 8 / relevent course certificate, as today £500.00 plus is a stretch.

no it was my job,

first time i'd infringed on a public area,

hence my concern, and need of guidance.

well,

i'll be, i must of got it right then.

would have liked to cordon off an emergency drop/risk zone

 

Just wondering.........if that is what you would have liked to do then why didn't you do it? HAd you seen the job previously or just been sent to do it?

didn't do it because i didn't have the sign, tapes and cones,

i was the groundie, and took charge from pavement, and yes the job was just an extra "little" one after working in the back garden.

great thanks for that,

would like to get ticket really,

wasn't to comfortable yesterday as trees, albeit very small, leaned across public pathway, would have liked to cordon off an emergency drop/risk zone.

There can be no harm in doing this without ticket to begin with, in rare instances such as yesterday, i am thinking ,so a safe bet has got to be to get a sign, cones and tape.

what about signage and cones on footpaths, to warn public,

i.e yesterday i was removing a laurel from a customers front garden, do i need qualification and training for this?

terrific bolt,

thanks so much.

ok thanks,

is there a course and qualification that needs to be attained?

Hi,

are there any legal or licencing restraints or requirements for the use of cones and tree cutting hazard signs?

You've got to look beyond the arb factor its referd to in ann's diary a few times so something like this is worth preserving till its ultimate demise in my opinion.

blimey i never knew that,

thats lovely.

yeh,

is a good way forward,

i'm gonna stump up some of the cash to help him too, so yes i'm pleased,

its a good felling, as things move toward professional standards.

Just need some contracts now!!

just called them now,

and they seem very helpful.

can award between £50 and £500.00 for development,

providing lad fits certain criteria.

i will do thats cool,

thanks for getting back to me.

thanks for that,

what course did you get help for?

Morning,

Do any of you have any experience of dealing with the Princes trust for funding NPTC courses?

I have a young disadvantaged lad working for me, and would like to get him through his ticket courses, however being a low earner myself and new to business, i can only cover a portion of the cost.

Advice appreciated,

Thanks,

Darren.

i recently returned a combination ladder with stabilizer bar, as it was totally unsafe and unfit for purpose ,the mechanics for using it as a step ladder where flawed, ill fitting, unadjustable despite having threaded thumb screws, and time consuming to assemble, only to have the two parts of the assembled "A" silently part company at some point of me being up it, I got it because i had seen tree pro's using similar and it carried the relevant Pro CE mark, undeterred i even tried to remedy its faults with spacing washers, large washers and even considered wingnuts, but then sanity struck, along with an unwilling disappointment, and i took it back realizing that i shouldn't have to do this to something with a safety mark on it,.

To me i am now wary of something carrying such a mark, i've know idea how this slipped through the net, if indeed it did!!,..it was a farce...so ,you know what i did??..

i'll tell yer, on the strength of this thread, i took myself off to my local builders merchants, Jubilee, in Bracknell, and tried out the tripod ladder they had, no CE granted, but secure definitely.(aswell as light, and rapid to put up to height)

So now i've got one of them and am much happier for it.

Thanks for the thread.

nice one,

i'm 40 and want to climb,

what you've done and the feedback is totally inspiring,

very encouraging.

thanks for all the advice,

i'll get the ball rolling by getting in touch with the TO and LA,

i have some climbing gear,

harness, caribinas, flip line, an addtional lanyard, some split tails..but my experience is limited, i got it in preparation for climbing course and some private practice with my collegue, and my insurance does provide cover for working upto 10metres, but your right geoff, the job does need to be done efficeintly and safely by experienced worker, my pal 'ill cover it i reckon, although he's keener to do less climbing these days, i just wanted the info to ascertain whether i actually needed work to be carried out by a unique specialist in TPO work really, as i was asked by a customer today for some professional information, whilst veiwing a garden work contract.

Thanks i got plenty to go on.