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My understanding of the Consumer Contract Regs. 2013 is that you must offer, n strictly speaking in writing I believe, a "14-day cooling of period" when selling your services in or at a customers home. See here Buying at home - 'off premises' contracts explained | Trading Standards | Hampshire County Council Cheers.. Paul PS Please excuse this post if the information has gone before.
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Flip, this thread moved on at a pace n my question is answered that this is the MkI ...I think.
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Forgive me if this is "old news" but I've just read this which, whilst describing a different potential problem to that Stephen describes, is quite worrying https://www.petzl.com/security/professional/recalls/recall-zigzag-d22?language=en#.VtXEJ5Xcv4g Is this / was this also the MkII? Thanks all n apologies again if old news.. Paul
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...or on a new development site after about 5/6 years appen.
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Now you're just showing off Mr Humphries....amazing photographs though, thank you. :thumbup1:
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My feeling is this thread has got a little too "high-brow" / intellectual / involved and a few references have been made back to the 'OP' (which I understand now is 'Original Post'...thanks KJ:biggrin:) So, with reference to such, and has somebody who has done the QTRA training, but not a 'User', I would say "Tech Cert Arb" level, i.e. level 3/4. If you've done TRAs as part of other courses you'll be fine. Enjoy.. Paul
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Just re-read the post...no pun intended here
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Oops...keep up Paul! Sorry, didn't realise further levels had been added under the new RQF (see https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/461298/RQF_Bookcase.pdf ) as still working from QCF (see Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) ) However, is it a little academic anyway as it still goes to level 8 whereas Australian framework appears to go to level 11. Have to caveat here to say I'm no expert here. Cheers.. Paul
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Hi Mick, and welcome to ARBTALK. I'm not sure here but just looking on line AQF qualifications | Australian Qualifications Framework it would appear the Australian qualification framework goes up to level 10 Doctorate, whereas the UK goes to level 8. Hence your comment above may be correct. Maybe contact the Queensland AA Queensland Arboricultural Association - QAA or Arb. Australia Home to clarify. In the UK academic arb qualifications are generally a "nice to have" rather than "need to have", not to undermine their value and we of course support and encourage them, but there is a requirement for H&S lead practical skills abilities, e.g. tree climbing / chainsaw use, covered by City & Guilds NPTC and Lantra Awards. Hope this helps a little and good luck with everything.. Paul
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Help me out please Kevin..."OP?" Yours truly..
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Hence my proposal that "approx.", or 'circa' the current equiv. buzzy term, 1.5 m might be more acceptable (I still consider 1-2m to be too imprecise as there's potentially a whole metre's difference around the entire circumference of the tree which could equate to a significant difference.)
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Hi Gary, thanks for the reminder here. This guidance has actually been around since Sept. 2008 and, as you say, refers to CR in terms of what's left, i.e. finished dimensions, rather than what's removed (and certainly not as a %.) Guess this makes planning enforcement / prosecution easier for exceeding the consent notice. Cheers.. Paul 080930-Guidance for standard application form-protected.pdf
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CONSENTED
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Another bit to add to the mix: •be accompanied by such information as is necessary to clearly specify the work for which consent is sought; Making applications to carry out work on trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order | Planning Practice Guidance Bottom line, if they consider the application to be vague such that they can't determine it, they don't have to register it. In principle I agree with this, and as a former TPO TO, as too many vague and ambiguous applications are made. However, if the contractor is known and trusted perhaps there should be some lea-way. Hope this helps. Paul
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Hi Ben, I would add to Joe's comments to say what and where in relation to the reduction, e.g. crown reduce (BS3998 terminology) all round (describes which part of the crown, i.e. ALL..or just height etc) and I would say by approx. 1.5m as 1-2m is quite a broad spec...they could always condition it of course. Also CROWN lift to 5.2m roadside only to involving removal of lowest primary branch and secondary / tertiary branches not exceeding 50mm dia. Selective reduction from building to achieve 2.5m clearance etc. as Joe said. Reet, "time to run fer them there'ills" me thinks. TO conclude your spec need to better align with BS3998, terminology wise, and be more prescriptive / descriptive with regards to what you actually want to do...maybe an annotated photo may help. Cheers.. Paul
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Hi Ben, hope you're well. Apologies for my delay here . In part, in recognition of the tongue twisting name of the organisation, the "trees.org.uk" is supposed to lead people to the websites and thereby to the accrediting organisation. Obviously not as clear cur as Arboricultural Association wrapped round the logo but supposed to achieve the same. Cheers Paul
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Hi Gary, I'm not sure what, if any, interest the Police would have unless an accident actually occurred involving a MoP. The HA clearly have an interest, not least as anybody working on the highway, including having a van and chipper set up roadside, must be qualified in signing, lighting and guarding and they can, and have, prosecuted for this under the New Roads n Street Works Act. The HSE "Fees for Intervention", for investigating a material breach of H&S regs etc., is £124 ph. Bottom line I believe you have both a professional, and moral, duty to bring this to the attention of the company to hopefully avoid any future similar situations that may develop into an incident / accident. Cheers.. Paul
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THANK YOU, your positive comments here are much welcomed. Apparently, the new logo was derived from the old one, albeit in an updated more contemporary format but I'm not sure exactly how. Thanks again and for your vote of confidence. Paul
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Excellent, glad you got my cryptic message Can't wait...
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Thank you Ian...but do you like it enough??? Good to hear, hope yer well. Paul
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I couldn't possibly comment on what you've proposed here Mick about making it much clearly to the wider society, and other industries, exactly what we are about (someone else recently suggested National Tree Care Association to represent the wider membership we aim to cater for.) However, I will make sure your comments are fed back. Thanks.. Paul
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David, "mi amigo", a very subtly posed question, thank you. In all honesty i wasnt party to the strategic level decisions here, however i think the fact that currently the general membership is not entitled to use the logo may have figured. After having said that the M&C anf Prof Committees, which are made up of AA members were absolutely involved....as indeed are the majority of the AA Board of Trustees who made the final decision, in effect.
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Hi Jules, thanks for this. In principle that is correct, in practice i think we paid Jason, our p/t Web guy n designer, a couple of extra days. certainly didn't cost a fortune by any means, but could have if we went to external designer. Cheers, Paul
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I really dont get / see the "cabbage leaf" thing personally...still, if that is the case, at least we've got members best interest at heart contributing to their "5-a-day." Previously many people used company logos either derived from, or very (very) similar to the tree used in, the old AA logo....hence this will now be more difficult for them and mis-represntation / mis-use of logo issues will hopefully be clearer and easier to prove....unless of course the company is called "Cabbage-leaf Tree Services" Good yer still talkin about it tho cheers.. Paul
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Hi Johny, there's another similar, but more recent thread running concurrently here so maybe post over there pls as I'm crap at multi - tasking cheers Paul BTW it is finished
