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    <p>Hi Island,</p>

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    <p>No problem, still not really been meeting anyone but sure I will get around to it. Good luck with the move, sounds awesome! A new world of trees and mangrove to discover!</p>

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    <p>cheers,</p>

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    <p>David</p>

     

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    Not read all the thread, so someone may have mentioned this before. Would it be possible to install an in-water filter down-stream of the works and over pump the water? Something as simple as an inflatable dam with a terram barrier and a 6" pump with adequate bagging? I know that BiFOR relatively recently used a heli to lift in all the infrastructure towers to establish the lab in the woods. They used a Swiss company to do it. I believe they tried a sea-king chopper but it wasn't accurate enough. Might be worth contacting BiFOR if the heli is still an option? David
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    <p>Hi Wooden Hand,</p>

    <p>I have just been reading your article on Safe Anchor Choice and from following the thread, you mention there is a push on rail work in Japan.</p>

    <p>Do you think it would be an opportunity for an English guy to get across there and secure a position?</p>

    <p>I am currently a Contract Manager undertaking tree works on UK rail sites for a large company and have over 15 years experience of rail work having started in 2000.</p>

    <p>What are your thoughts?</p>

     

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    <p>Hi Island,</p>

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    <p>Yes you have other priorities at the moment, congratulations on your new addition. Let me know when things have settled down and a pint or coffee somewhere one evening would be good to make acquaintance.</p>

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    <p>Avatar pic is a little out of date as I haven't climbed commercially for over 3 years now, so might give the SRT workshop a miss. Been working as a Contract Manager for a big environment company and the majority of guys I work alongside are foresters; probably the reason why I was speaking quite directly at the workshop- it can take a while to decompress from that environment.</p>

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    <p>I shall let you take the lead in suggesting a suitable date for a little meet and greet, you guys need your space to marvel at the new addition to your family.</p>

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    <p>David.</p>

     

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    <p>Hi Island,</p>

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    <p>I hope this email finds you well.</p>

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    <p>I'm David in North Derbyshire, I think we were attending the same AA CPD workshop recently in Sheffield. I'm looking to increase my local network and meet up with like-minded individuals in our area- chat trees and develop working contacts. I mostly work nationally and don't actually know many tree-guys in this area.</p>

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    <p>I expect it is only fair to say I was the guy who questioned a few of Jack Kenyon's comments regarding the other consultant's report without the consultant being able to defend himself as he was not attending. I only mention this as my questions provoked quite a hostile response from the group and can appreciate I may not have represented myself well. Regardless, I have promised myself to attempt to make contact with more local peers during 2016. Are you attending the National Amenity Conference in Keele?</p>

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    <p>I hope to hear from you soon, kind regards,</p>

    <p> </p>

    <p>David Cunningham MArborA</p>

     

  6. dgcunningham
    Graft cuttings from the crown onto the stem below the mechanical damage. If they take reduce the tree to below the sever wound and start again.
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    Hi Stephen, How many places available do you have for the Consultancy course please? Kind regards, David
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    If so i'll be round in the morning to do it once im sober
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    Do it for £795 That close?
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    The jury finds the defendant guilty your honour.
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    Shut these guys down before the kill someone
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    I think it comes down to being 'employed'. If its just a group of guys getting their 'kicks' with chainsaws in a woodland they own then maybe no problem, maybe misadventure if something goes wrong. If they are employed in any sense of the word, subby, freelance direct etc, the employer has a 'care of duty' to those they employ and I expect that part of that is trying to manage 'foreseeable risk' within a context of best practice. Employing people to carry out an operation without training or PPE might be considered negligent to this 'duty of care'? Also, I don't expect they have obtained a felling license for their operation?
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    I work in Rail and Utility as a manager College leavers need to be certified with an appropriate suite of tickets to cover this work. Able to follow stringent H&S and legislation and familiar with BS:3998 (Competent with a c rather than a C) My suggestion would be consult with UAG to structure an appropriate apprenticeship course to provide guys who can at least put boots on the ground, the rest of the training the private sector will do. For the domestic workers out there I expect practical ability is more important than having a full range of CS units etc- get a gym? My suggestion would be to refine your output to cater for these quite different avenues. My further suggestion to a college would be, go where the money is and form a partnership with one of the big principle contractors to develop apprentices. Once you have secured that, start to offer realistic wages to your tutor positions and you may attract the right people who can deliver this.
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    *I expect what the future.....
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    I would say- more In depth knowledge in legal H&S requirements & business development. Explain what a Health & Safety policy is and why we have them. A expect the future will require: Plant Pathology scientists Drone developers and technicians (why send a man up when you can send a drone?)
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    Try these guys News - TreeStation David
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    Hi Wasp Wood, No balls really, just how it is- I price work for the railway and that's usually around £180/man/day so wouldn't expect domestic tree firms are above that. I expect most guys think around the £150/day figure. The example given was just a suggestion to the original post author on how to build a quote and consider the risk assessment- then possibly tweek the options when the quote is accepted to increase profit potential. Just a strategy really. How I would do it in reality is get a subby to give me a price on doing it, add 30% and submit that to the client. Once they accept it, pass it onto the subby who priced it and bank my 30%- nice and bonny. Alternatively, bid 1K from a pic and hope I can turn up with a 66 and drop it in a oner. Like most guys have rightly said on here- can't really price from a picture
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    To price: Day one- 3 man team plus chipper, get all the chipping done and start to bring down the timber- £510 Day two- Two man team to fell the stick and ferry the wood back to site- £300 Total- £810 (plus VAT if registered) Working at Height risk Assessment- Work should be planned, organised and supervised and undertaken in line with the following hierarchy (or something like): • Avoid the risks of working at height by achieving the desired results from the ground. • Achieve the desired results using pole pruners, pole saws and pole mounted chainsaws. • Minor (small diameter) pruning works and hedge trimming operations may be undertaken from a secured ladder, steps or purpose built platform. • Access the crown of the tree using a MEWP. • Access the crown of the tree using approved climbing and work positioning techniques. Job has £810 on it, explore your options for undertaking the removal following the above hierarchy. Consult Approved Codes of Practice and Industry Guidance to firm up your planning. Fingers crossed you make some profit.
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    I worked for £20K for something similar.
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    I can vouch for that Leonie, found a load on the roadside Sorbus intermedia opposite the Plough Pub between Grindleford and Hathersage. Collected a few for the specimen collection in the freezer (on the shelf below the oven chips). Been a good year for them. Can't help you with additional literature above what you have already listed. Possible PHD subject?
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    Hi Mark, really good points and completely understand what you mean by 'effectively' only having 1 anchor. But what I would suggest is that 'technically' you have two separate anchors with having two separate ropes tied off at the base. Just a point of discussion really but I was thinking of the advantage this might offer in the true sense of a safety line- that being if you primary line was to 'fail' you would have a second line in place. I've been office based for a year and thinking about going back on the tools- guess I'm a bit nervous about the whole thing.
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    I'm certainly not speaking from experience here as I have never climbed on SRT for tree work- always previously climbed DRT but wanted to ask a question. Does SRT make it more feasible to work alongside a parallel safety line, say with an ASAP on a sling offset from your position? Much like Rope Access guys do? Couldn't you, in effect, once you have set your throw line just pull through 2 ropes instead of 1 and separately anchor them to the base of the tree? EN 363 for both Work Positioning and Rope Access have a requirement for separate working lines and safety lines. Couldn't this be a way of ensuring compliance without it being too obstructive to the work? Anyone had any experience of this?
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    Good point
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    Brought a tear to my eye. Beautiful.
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    Deal with it. An fdsc makes you eligible to undertake a role as the person who can deal with it. Deal with it

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