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4 minutes ago, Will C said:

No we can’t, simple as that.

 

The following is just to be pedantic but also thought provoking about cross contamination 

 

if the virus lives on surfaces between 24 to 72 hours you can’t send a saw up to the climber, or rigging kit or untie said rigging line for (potentially) 3 days after the climber has touched it tieing it on. For that matter you can’t clear up what the climber has cut n chucked as they have touched it.

the saws, tool box and door handles on the truck, the chipper controls, fuel can etc can only be touched by one person. 
arial rescue at 2m apart ?

gloves could help but once one person has a hole a glove or touched here face with the glove there offering little/no protection, is it worth the risk and Agro?

 

so unless you work alone or all come from the same house you can’t social distance properly in tree work

 

This wasn’t written as a rant but to get a watertight risk assessment for Covid19 could be hard going and without one are you leaving your self open to claims from employees/subbies for not keeping them safe? ?

Constantly making sure you’re staying 2m away from colleagues can get really tiring I find. Being mentally exhausted from the anxieties of this virus while having to concentrate up a tree is a recipe for disaster.

 I had a flat out day today and it was almost impossible to feed the chipper/throw logs in the back of the van without breaking the 2m rule. We’re having to disinfect every tool after use.. jobs are going to take forever.

6 minutes ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

There’s theory and there is practice.....  The 2 rarely meet nicely in the middle because theory will almost always play second fiddle. 
 

Firstly, staff working (esp climbing) should only be those without symptoms (of any sort not just C19.)
 

Yes, you ‘could’ be asymptomatic but what is the probability?

 

Second, how many genuine aerial rescues are conducted daily in UK Arb? 
 

Answer, nobody knows but I’d take a punt it’s between 0 and zero. 
 

Also, if we ‘know’ we have additional considerations we should moderate our working behaviour accordingly - add higher levels of risk mitigation.  Don’t do the more complex tasks. 
 

If you combine the probability of those 2 adverse situations, factor in the likelihood of them BOTH being present at the same time, consider the potential impact of infection for a (presumed) young, fit and healthy worker then balance it all out against the financial, physiological and physical impact of NOT continuing in employment for the individual, the potential cumulative deleterious effect upon national GDP - and the consequential life expectancy effect of a >6% drop in GDP....

 

Then you’ll have your own personal answer!

 

Good luck, let us know what you come up with ?

Thanks for your reply.

i think you’ve hit the nail on the head there ? 

cheers

Hello, I’m new here.

what are your thoughts on aerial rescue with the social distancing rules?

obviously I’d carry out an aerial rescue if needed but should we be climbing non emergency jobs at all....

Can we perform our job safely?