Blandboy
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So by your own admission you'd be passing on bad habits. ...perhaps that's not a bad thing then.
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In another thread he said he'd be outside the FR Jones stand.
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Bear with me on this one. I know there have been other threads on these helmets and from what I see most people are saying they are not rated for chipper use. From what I remember anything over 85db can cause hearing loss. As chippers seem to chuck out noise levels in excess of 85db hearing protection is a must. One web site I came across is advertising the Protos as being SNR = 26db. That doesn't sound very much especially if my top handle (Stihl 201 chucks out 98db). So is it the length of time exposed to the sound that counts and if so is there anything out there in WWW land that states what it is?
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OK thanks will check
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My mate called me to say that but it was an iPhone 6 that had been handed in. My wife's was a 5.
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My wife lost her phone at the Arb Show today. Don't suppose anyone found it and handed it in?
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Surely this comment raises a whole different reason for C&G NPTC to provide a service to check the credentials of a potential employee. As others have said not having the certificates would make me suspicious but having fake certificates could lull you into a false sense of security. As an employer you have a duty of care to ALL your staff. If you unwittingly employ someone that is actually not competent to perform a task then you could be endangering the lives of your other employees. I'm guessing that such a scenario would also invalidate any insurance claim be it employers liability or public liability.
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Resurrecting an old thread because this topic came up the other day. Most people that pass their CS38 either never have to perform a rescue or never get to practice because of the time pressures of work. So how many people think there should be a compulsory refresher? How many even care. Once they have the piece of paper they've satisfied the requirements of their insurance company. If your new groundsman says he has CS38 do you run him through a rescue to make sure he can remember what to do? I'm curious to know how others feel on this.
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Anyone know where I can tip chip in the Reading / Bracknell area.
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Is there a thread on here or a data base of tip sites across the country? Seem to be lots of threads from people asking for places to tip. Would be a useful addition for people looking for places.
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<p>Did you see this today on Arbjobs.com?</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.arbjobs.com/joblisting/climbers-and-groundsmantrainee-climber" rel="external nofollow">climbers and groundsman/trainee climber | jason higgins tree services limited | Arbjobs.com find Arb jobs / Tree work</a></p>
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How any hours are you doing a day and how many days a week? My Level 3 Diploma in Arb and Forestry course is a full year Monday to Friday, September through to June. In that time we have 36 written assignments to do as well as 500 hours of work experience and practical lessens. What is the awarding body for your diploma?
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I have a pair of the type C trousers and I would definaty recommend them. -
Try this link ---> http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/54560-what-protection-do-chainsaw-gloves-offer.html
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Dom whichever one you buy be careful when you handle it, they are very sharp!!
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College and what the industry really needs
Blandboy replied to MWArb's topic in Training & education
Shane, why in particular have you highlighted school leavers? Most recent school leavers on my current Level 3 Arb course have no grasp of working/grafting for a living and at least 2 of them don't even want to do arb as a job after they finish their government imposed term of education. Wouldn't someone with some previous work experience be a better bet? -
It is one of the great places in the world. That picture of you is taken from Glacier Point with Half Dome in the background. Here's one of me (for some reason in exactly the same pose!) on top of Half Dome looking back in your direction.
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Simple answer is that he climbs so quickly he doesn't need it. To put that into context consider the North West Face of Half Dome (pic below). I went to climb it last year but only got as far as the top of the Death Slabs before turning back with a fatigued partner. We'd gone equipped to climb the route in three days, sleeping on the face twice. Honnold recently soloed it in 1 hour 22 minutes!!
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^^^ I agree I bet Honnald has been keeping a very keen eye on events but I hope to god he doesn't try to solo it. Look at some of the sequences that will face him in this video, especially around 2:10. Scary stuff. [ame] [/ame]
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^^^ Pete if you rock climb then Yosemite is a must. I've been lucky enough to go there for the last three years but now I'm a penniless "mature" arb student having quit my job in August.
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^^^ Yes thanks for that.
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As Pete said above free climbing uses dynamic ropes for safety. The picture below is me near the bottom of El Cap two years ago. Climbing rock and surrounded by trees. I'd died and gone to heaven!!
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Sorry to rake up an old thread but as a student buying PPE where do I stand? Are the rules still the same today? Some suppliers advertise boots as zero rated and others add the VAT. As I don't have an employer to buy them for me, nor am I in a position to claim back the VAT aren't the suppliers that include VAT in the price missing out? As an aside are boots the only zero rated item of PPE?
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I added a review for you.
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Nice footage.
