Doug Tait
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I have the NRSWA-01 Signs, Lights and Guarding Operative ticket, as insurance company require someone on site to hold it when doing work affecting traffic or pedestrians. I did a one day assessment for it, along with some Council supervisors doing their refresher. Very straightforward. Used this company for the course through a provider near Edinburgh. NRSWA/Streetworks - Project Skills Solutions PROJSS.CO.UK With NRSWA training venues nationwide & regular open course dates to choose from, get your...
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Maybe I wasn't fortunate enough to have a fly by from Her Maj then? It seemed plausible as later on I saw on the news that she'd left Edinburgh in the same looking aircraft. How did your son track it?
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The Queen left Scotland for the final time earlier today, on an RAF Aircraft from Edinburgh. I have a feeling I may have had a "fly by" in a valley South of Edinburgh...
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Thanks Peasgood, seen them dangling before, was fascinating but didn't know the reason.
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Not particularly a Royalist either, but she was quite a remarkable woman. Doubtful her successors will meet the same standard she upheld for 70yrs. I wonder how "the firm" will conduct themselves without her at the helm.
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Canada work/employment opportunity
Doug Tait replied to Mags711's topic in International Arborist Forum
If you use the search function you'll find some fairly recent ads which may help. Here's one- 1 reply
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In 2016?
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As Mick said earlier, logistics are the key to it. It helps a lot in our case that we have a couple of lads based at the yard who can deliver an empty trailer to site and take a full load away without it interfering with productivity on site. It's also helpful that there are stacks of timber stored in the yard so when we're quieter with contract work there's milling, processing or kindling production to keep everyone busy. It is obvious though by the pressure to be productive when we're all processing that the margins are a lot tighter than when doing contract work! I can see that for a lot of people it's a far easier option to avoid all the hassle by offloading the arisings to someone for a small donation.
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This is the problem with sweeping statements about the arb industry. It covers everything from a couple of guys using a small trailer based on the driveway at home with no capacity to store a log, to the national business with all the kit/space and hundreds of workers. The firefighter that does arb part time has no interest in producing logs etc, their preferred job is where the client wants to keep all arisings and they minimise the hassle of disposal. For us with cranes, timber trailers, processors and lots of yard space we really need to maximise what we bring back to produce saleable products. So many horses for all kind of courses.
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Don't be ridiculous
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A lot of the 'industry' already does have a market for arisings, it's really not a new thing. All arisings from our site work goes back to the yard, chip either runs the kiln or is sold locally for biomass, everything else is logged or milled and sold. We're often asked for wood or chip on site but the answer is always sorry, we sell it.
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https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/types/trees/removing-suckers-trees-shrubs Have a read about it.
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I imagine the Estate Agent asked them to remove the tree to ground level, they did, but maybe should have pointed out beforehand that residual energy supplies in the stump may go to produce suckers (which the OP is calling roots). It is perhaps not technically dead yet, but certainly the suckers are a last gasp attempt.
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Yes, especially if using the processor or splitter. I'm forever scooping things out the chamber and setting them free in the scrap pile.
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If you vote for me I'll build 10 power stations and 80 hospitals, and I'll deliver them in 5mins
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Well done, thoroughly deserve your prize of, well, a pat on the back emoji!
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Thanks very much Paul, that link is very helpful, much appreciated.
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Hope your nephew doesn't roll that and do the other shoulder in.
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Does anyone know of any Manual Handling Courses or quals that are related specifically to Arb and Forestry? We have lots of handling equipment but the boss would like to have everyone do some training. Haven't heard of anything suitable before and I wonder if it'll have to be more of an in-house training thing. Any thoughts appreciated.
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I've looked and wondered for a 3rd evening in a row and cannot see a design flaw, look forward to tomorrow when you end the suspense. They are a lovely looking step though, whatever the flaw turns out to be.
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Has anybody else noticed this on the roads lately?
Doug Tait replied to spudulike's topic in The Lounge
Yes, I find I'm often behind a car driving erratically. I'd decided that the ones that lose speed for no apparent reason, drift around for a bit then go back to normal are using their mobile to text? -
What’s the most comfortable tree climbing spikes?
Doug Tait replied to Jamie Jones's topic in Climbers talk
Same here. Short, Velcro tops and strap bottoms. Velcro tops were a revelation for me. -
A lot depends what type of hedge, but on the whole I prefer reducing a big hedge to annual trimming. Method of choice if possible, is to walk along the middle cutting at waist height, 'felling' stuff over the side. Steer clear of ladders if I can, leaning to cut and then dragging the cuttings off from them is much harder work.
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Maybe they're just feeling a bit too woozy to be exactly on course... RAF news: Investigation after Red Arrow pilot ordered home for 'inappropriate behaviour' | UK | News | Express.co.uk WWW.GOOGLE.COM THE ROYAL AIR FORCE is reportedly investigating the Red Arrows after drinking allegations...
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I'd think that may be a case of @theSNP giving us the statistics "helpful" to their cause. From what I see myself in the Borders, hear on local news, and know from my mate who's been an equipment engineer for EA and Scottish Water, then Scotland is not treating the environment any better. Maybe we benefit from a less dense population, but they're still pumping untreated waste into watercourses repeatedly. The dry spell has shown River Tweed in a new light as there were a number of kids hospitalised after swimming so the state of things has become more public now.
