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Jamie, thank you. Your points are valid and very well made and I can assure you have been communicated to HSE and doubtless will be again on Tuesday. Cheers, Paul
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The meeting has been called by the Chair of the AWG and hence is 'open' to AWG Members...which is open to all AA Members...which is open to all working in the industry, and beyond. We will let you / 'the industry' know what's happening once we have things completely agreed / 'nailed down' in writing and with HSE endorsement, as is our intention, but we're not quite there yet Thanks again for engaging here and I sincerely hope we can issue an update very soon. ATB, Paul
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I can absolutely assure you we have been working tirelessly subsequent to the ICoP feedback (thank you all.) The meeting on Tuesday is an AA AWG (Arborist Working Group) event arranged by the Chair and I can also absolutely reassure you "your views" will be very well presented / represented to HSE, and in fact have already been so. I will feedback further as soon as I am able. Thanks for your (further) patience. Paul / AA.
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Hi Kriss and I really don’t mind about “bearing the brunt” tbf, somebody has to / should do, but thank you for acknowledging such. I too struggled with 3-strand coiling n then loved multiplatt but plucked like hell However, Bottom line HSE have absolutely got their teeth into the WaH issue and our aim is to find a ‘workable solution’...which may be 2 ropes in some instances and other solutions, some perhaps not yet with us, in others. More to come... ATB Paul
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Hi Timon, not to pre-empt anything but the WaH Regs require use of a back-up or safety line, which HSE is now insisting upon, but this can probably be satisfactorily achieved via many routes / mechanisms...including 2-ropes. regards and hope you’re well Paul
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Sorry, I’m not doing very well here The ONLY ‘comment’ opportunity is on the draft document as per the current consultation. Thereafter, once revised and finalised it will be a done deal, in effect. Hence imperative to comment now! thanks..
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That’s the purpose of the current ICoP consultation (see above), ie to comment on the revised document ‘before’ it is finalised. Thanks in anticipation Paul
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Hi and thanks for your post...and for completing the ICoP questionnaire. To clarify, once revised and completed (the ICoP,) the associated 'Technical Guide - Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue' will be reviewed and issued out for consultation too. This guide is aimed at the end users, i.e. the climbers, and includes images etc. Regards, Paul
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Evening all, a point of clarification if I may. The ICoP is a management tool and sets out principles for work plans (at height) to be developed. Shortly, and after review and (probable) revision of the ICoP consultation, the associated Technical Guidance, i.e. "the detail", will be produced and issued to industry for consultation. Hence "watch this space" . Thanks, n regards Paul
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PLEASE reply to the ICoP consultation! Thank you Paul
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Please all respond to the ICoP consultation, the responses from which will be fed back to HSE. Thank you. Paul
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Hi Joe, we are still in dialogue with HSE and it is imperative “the industry” responds to the ICoP consultation. thank you Regards paul
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Hi Marc, please be sure to complete the survey associated with the revised ICoP and ‘vent’ your views, and frustrations, there. Regards paul
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Hi Tony, I really do not believe that to be HSEs intention, they simply want to make the activity safer.
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Hi Tony, nice to hear. Things have moved on a little since this early post but essentially “yes” at least as the default position, 2 ropes/lines n 2 points of Anchorage (already many are trialing this and establishing both the pros and the cons.) Regards Paul
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Hi Rich, As the HASWA and the regs, incl. W@H etc., apply to both employers and self-employed there is, at least in theory, a risk of prosecution. Further, and technically, a Director is an employee of the business.
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Because, simplistically, you are then "at work", even as a self-employed person, and the HASWA and W@H etc Regs apply.
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Hopefully this CoSHH risk assessment may help. A damp, ideally rainy, day is probably a good idea too. Cheers, Paul COSHH - Biological - Sooty Bark Disease - 220119.pdf
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For speed and efficacy I believe Timon...and your further summation is quite 'reasonable'...and 'practicable' Regards, and hope you're well, Paul
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For those who said the link didn't work (no idea why!) see attached. Cheers, Paul 2 rope working - an update (Nov.2019).pdf
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An interesting update / read and in particular the 'Hierarchy of Approach for the Use of Two Lines@ Arboricultural Association - Two-rope working – an update WWW.TREES.ORG.UK <h2>Two-rope working – an update</h2> <h4 class= author dblue mb30 ><strong>Simon Richmond</strong>, Senior... Cheers all, Paul
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Hi there, not negative at all..."constructive criticism". I will: 1. Get Head Office to post a formal link to the 'Crane' Technical Guide 2. Feedback your comments about the omission to which you refer. Regards, Paul
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Hi Tom, the ICoP (an existing document since 2015 as you are aware) is currently subject to a review/revision in light of HSE's decisions / directive, I don't believe there's a proposal to put this out to consultation but I will check with Simon. Obviously the Technical Guides, essentially new docuemnts, have been / are out to consultation (TG4 Cranes was posted on the FB forum recently - see Arboricultural Association - New Technical Guide 4 – Draft Consultation WWW.TREES.ORG.UK <h2 class= green bold text-center >Technical Guide 4: Safe Use of Mobile Cranes in Arboriculture</h2> <h1 class= display... ) Regards Paul
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Your points are valid, and well made, but we are an industry body and the HSE are the regulatory body now (potentially) enforcing W@H regs from 2005. We await a more informative article in the ARB Mag in the coming weeks followed by the revised ICoP and technical guide early in the New Year. Regards paul
