*Risk assessments are recorded for each operation to identify potential hazards enabling us to take positive steps to reduce any risk to persons and property and to ensure a safe system of work.
*All climbing and rigging equipment is regularly inspected and records are kept conforming with the HSE ‘Lifting Operations and Lifting equipment Regulations 1998’ (LOLER) and with the 'Provision and use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998' (PUWER).
*We are fully insured, public/products liability insurance to employers liability cover to five million pounds.
*We are able to provide a Method Statement when required.
*All staff are trained, qualified and hold relevant certificates and work to British standard 3998.
*All staff work in accordance with the guidelines set out in the Arboriculture Associations’ publication ‘A Guide to Good Climbing Practice’ and the HSE Working at Height Regulations 2005.
*We always ensure there is at least one First Aid trained member of staff available at all times.
*All our machinery and equipment is regularly updated and therefore, as safe and compliant as possible.
Overview
From 1 June 2005, provided they have tried and exhausted all other avenues for resolving their hedge dispute, people will be able to take their complaint about a neighbour's evergreen hedge to their local authority – your district or borough Council.
The role of the local authority is not to mediate or negotiate between the complainant and the hedge owner but to adjudicate on whether - in the words of the Act - the hedge is adversely affecting the complainant's reasonable enjoyment of their property. In doing so, the authority must take account of all relevant factors and must strike a balance between the competing interests of the complainant and hedge owner, as well as the interests of the wider community.
If they consider the circumstances justify it, the local authority will issue a formal notice to the hedge owner which will set out what they must do to the hedge to remedy the problem, and when by. Failure to carry out the works required by the authority is an offence which, on prosecution, could lead to a fine of up to £1,000
The Cobra Bracing System is a dynamic tree support system specially designed to be flexible and shock-absorbing. The system was conceived in response to scientific research results.
Developed with practical scientific support for practical use, cobra has contributed to preserving valuable trees inexpensively and safely. Precise knowledge of a tree's vital needs played a decisive role in design of the system. If the tree is to strengthen itself, a shock-absorbing unit, which can be integrated with a cable, will support compensating growth by means of a defined, low-resistance oscillation.
After receiving international awards it is now used all over Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. Thanks to its quick splicing features, Cobra can be used directly on site without any special tools.
Yew Tree Forestry Ltd has been successfully been using cobra bracing systems in the UK for a number of years, the diagram illustrates some of the more common installation techniques.