TD Trees Arboriculture SSRA

SSRA Conducted By:

• Name

  Select Andrew Lawton Dan Stewart Doug Tait Freddie Cunningham Kailzie Erskine Laura Goble Malcolm Roy Other

  • Andrew Lawton
  • Dan Stewart
  • Doug Tait
  • Freddie Cunningham
  • Kailzie Erskine
  • Laura Goble
  • Malcolm Roy
  • Other

• Please Provide Full Name

• Job Title/Role (Arborist, Team Leader, Manager)

  Select Arborist Team Leader Manager Other (please specify)

  • Arborist
  • Team Leader
  • Manager
  • Other (please specify)

• Please specify job title/role

Site Details

• Date

  Date

• Job No. (Arb Pro)

• Work Order No. (CEC)

• Site Description (eg Street/Site Name)

Emergency Contingencies

• Mobile Phone Signal Strength

  None

  Poor

  Medium

  Good

• Has each person registered their phone for the emergency SMS service?

  Yes

  No

• Please ensure each person has registered their phone (details below).

  Done

• When there is no phone signal, you can text 999 or 112 in an emergency but only if you have registered with the emergencySMS service:
  
  To register: Text "register" to 999 or 112 to register your mobile phone for the emergencySMS service
  
  IN AN EMERGENCY: When you're ready to send a message, include the following information:
  
  - WHO: The type of emergency service you need, such as police, ambulance, fire and rescue, coastguard, or mountain rescue.
  
  - WHAT: A brief description of the problem.
  
  - WHERE: The exact location of the problem, including grid reference, house number, postcode, road name, or nearby landmarks.
  
  STAY PUT: Remain where you are until you're contacted by the rescue team.

• Site Location and Postcode
  Address

• Grid Reference

• Grid Reference on whiteboard in van window?

  Yes

  No

• If not, why not?

• Type of emergency access

  Select Ambulance Helicopter 4 x 4 Other (please specify)

  • Ambulance
  • Helicopter
  • 4 x 4
  • Other (please specify)

• Is there adequate space for a helicopter to land?

  Yes

  No

• What's the grid reference or other navigational instructions for the landing location?

• Please specify the type of access required

• Nearest A&E including postcode

  Select Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh EH16 4SA Borders General Hospital TD6 9BS St John’s Hospital, Livingston, EH54 6PP Other (please specify)

  • Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh EH16 4SA
  • Borders General Hospital TD6 9BS
  • St John’s Hospital, Livingston, EH54 6PP
  • Other (please specify)

• Please specify nearest A&E

First Aid Kit

• Has each person got the company issued trauma first aid kit either in their climbing bag (somewhere easily accessible) or on their person?

  Yes

  No

• Please inform a team leader or manager of the issue immediately so that first aid kits can be replaced as quickly as possible.

  Done

• If working far from vehicles has the green trauma first aid kit been brought to site and placed in a central location known by everyone? (eg with tractor, chipper, fuelling station, etc)

  Yes

  No

• Please inform a team leader or manager of the issue immediately so that first aid kits can be replaced as quickly as possible.

  Done

Client Details

• Client & Contact Number

  Select CEC Non CEC

  • CEC
  • Non CEC

• CEC Contact

  Select Graham Anderson 07825 420 630 Ian Morrison 07733 193 732 Jack Keillor 07800 612 590 / 0131 458 8021 Paul Vine 07720 340 816 / 0131 311 7079 Roddy Mckee 07730 617 626 Se (Seafra) Oba-Smith 07547 867 031

  • Graham Anderson 07825 420 630
  • Ian Morrison 07733 193 732
  • Jack Keillor 07800 612 590 / 0131 458 8021
  • Paul Vine 07720 340 816 / 0131 311 7079
  • Roddy Mckee 07730 617 626
  • Se (Seafra) Oba-Smith 07547 867 031

• Client Name

• Client Contact Number

Communication on Site

• Has each member of staff got a fully functional and adequately charged headset? (enough charge for a full day)

  Yes

  No

• Has a team leader or manager been informed that the headset is not working properly?

  Yes

  No

• Please inform a team leader or manager to enable a replacement headset to be organised asap.

  Done

• Have step been taken to ensure that the member of staff can still communicate effectively?

  Yes

  No

• Please specify measures taken

• Please consider options to make sure each member of staff can communicate effectively. If unsure, contact a team leader or manager for advice. Do not continue work if it seems unsafe to do so.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Task Details (create multiple tasks if required)

• Estimated no. of man days

• Brief description of tasks inolved

  Select Crown lifting Crown reduction Pruning for clearance/back to boundary Thinning Felling Sectional felling Rigging Hedge trimming Hedge reduction Planting Water work Other (please specify)

  • Crown lifting
  • Crown reduction
  • Pruning for clearance/back to boundary
  • Thinning
  • Felling
  • Sectional felling
  • Rigging
  • Hedge trimming
  • Hedge reduction
  • Planting
  • Water work
  • Other (please specify)

• PLEASE STOP AND FILL IN SPECIFIC 'WATER WORK' SSRA INSTEAD

Wildlife Assessment

• Wildlife Assessment. Is wildlife such as bats or nesting birds present?

  Yes

  No

  Not sure

• Identify wildlife. How does this affect your work and the control measures required? Use a separate wildlife form if needed. Always check the tree/worksite at point of work.

• If wildlife is discovered, please go to the Home Screen in Safety Culture. Select: Issues > Report Issue > Observation > and fill out the form with details of wildlife, photos and solutions if possible. Please also add notes to Arb Pro if job has to be postponed or left unfinished due to wildlife (include details of when the job can be finished if known).

WAH ASSESSMENT-refer to ICOP for guidance (summarised below)

• The ICOP Guidance from the Health and Safety Executive for Tree Climbing states:
  
  Climbing work with a personal fall protection system - ropes and harness - can only be done if:
  
  - A risk assessment has shown that the work can be done safely while using that system, and
  - The use of other, safer work equipment (eg mobile elevating work platforms) is not justified, and
  - The user and a sufficient number of available people have received training specific to the task, including rescue techniques.

• Work from ground (Low Risk) can the work be safely carried out from the ground?

  Yes

  No

• Is work from a MEWP appropriate?

  Yes

  No

• Why is a MEWP inappropriate?

  Select Unstable/soft ground conditions Inadequate access/road width Services close/present Insufficient working space aerial or ground Disproportionate cost

  • Unstable/soft ground conditions
  • Inadequate access/road width
  • Services close/present
  • Insufficient working space aerial or ground
  • Disproportionate cost

• Ropes and Harness access (High Risk)

  Yes

  No

• Have all possible alternatives to climbing been considered?

  Yes

  No

• Only climb if absolutely necessary.

• Is the tree safe to climb?

  Yes

  No

  Not sure

• DO NOT CLIMB: Please contact team leader or manager for advice!

• DO NOT CLIMB: Please contact team leader or manager for advice!

BIOSECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT

• Is a concerning Pests and Diseases present or suspected on or adjacent to the site?

  Yes

  No

  Not sure

• Refer to FC Guidance - always take routine bio security control measures.

• How does this affect your work and what are the control measures required? If unsure, please contact a team leader or manager for advice before continuing.

• Is a statutory Plant Health Notice in place (this will be mentioned in work details)?

  Yes

  No

  Not sure

• Check with team leader or manager before starting work.

  Done

• Check with team leader or manager before starting work.

  Done

• What are the terms of the notice? A Statutory Plant Health Notices (SPHN) is a government issued restriction concerning the movement of timber and removal of trees when pests and/or diseases have been reported. Details of the notice need to be known before continuing work.

• Refer to FC Guidance - always take routine bio security control measures.

• If found how will this affect your work and what are the control measures required? If unsure, please contact a team leader or manager for advice before continuing.

• DISPOSAL OF ARISINGS/SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

  Select Chip into truck Chip onto ground Brash neatly stacked for habitat Timber left on site Timber removed from site Timber neatly stacked for habitat Arisings crane fed into Heizohack Other

  • Chip into truck
  • Chip onto ground
  • Brash neatly stacked for habitat
  • Timber left on site
  • Timber removed from site
  • Timber neatly stacked for habitat
  • Arisings crane fed into Heizohack
  • Other

• Please specify how arisings are being disposed of. If unsure please contact a team leader or manager for advice.m

EXTRA EQUIPMENT NEEDED-IN ADDITION TO STANDARD ISSUE

• Please specify extra equipment needed

  Select Large saws Winch Brush cutter/clearing saws Traffic control Rigging/loweringequipment Stump grinder Hedge trimmer Chipper Chemicals Tractor Other equipment

  • Large saws
  • Winch
  • Brush cutter/clearing saws
  • Traffic control
  • Rigging/loweringequipment
  • Stump grinder
  • Hedge trimmer
  • Chipper
  • Chemicals
  • Tractor
  • Other equipment

• Please specify additional equipment used

• OPERATIVES COMPETANT TO USE EQUIPMENT/CARRY OUT OPERATION SPECIFIED?

  Yes

  No

• Stop work and contact team leader or manager to raise issue.

Rescue

• All employed staff are qualified to carry out aerial rescue. To be able to carry out a rescue each staff member must have appropriate climbing kit, including SPIKES. Rescue on a pole cannot be carried out effectively or quickly without spikes. Kit should be available for rescue at the bottom of each tree being climbed (in addition to the climber's own kit). Please ensure that rescue kit is available for each climber.

• Is there an issue which prevent someone from being able to carry out a rescue? (eg lack of kit, injury, etc)

  Yes

  No

• Please give details of who and why.

• Are there still enough people on site capable of carrying out a rescue for the work to continue?

  Yes

  No

• Contact team leader or manager to discuss alternatives.

• Has rescue kit been placed near to hand for each climber? (near the tree but out of harms way)

  Yes

  No

• Has the rescue scenario been considered for each tree?

  Yes

  No

• Please take time to consider how a rescue might be carried out in each scenario (for each climber). Installing a throw line can speed up rescue process if it is required, or whichever system seems most appropriate.

  Done

• IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY
  In the event of an emergency the following procedure shall be followed:
  ■ Stop.
  ■ Call for help.
  ■ Assess the situation - make safe if possible / safe to do so.
  ☎ Summon help if required (999 or 112) - Refer to SSRA for location.
  ■ Assess the casualty - give 1st Aid as / when appropriate.
  ► Carry out rescue if required / safe to do so.
  ✚ Attend to / monitor casualty.
  Deal with aftermath (quarantine site / equipment, inform manager).
  
  AERIAL RESCUE
  •Self rescue by injured operative (if possible) should be the first consideration.
  •Rescue via MEWP or Rope and Harness, using technique appropriate to circumstances.

SITE-SPECIFIC RISK ASSESSMENT Hazard and control.

• List Hazards, eg passing pedestrians being injured by falling branches.

  Select Injury to public from falling objects Injury to public from flying debris (eg chippers) Injury to public from machinery Sharps Vehicles on or close to the site Other (please specify)

  • Injury to public from falling objects
  • Injury to public from flying debris (eg chippers)
  • Injury to public from machinery
  • Sharps
  • Vehicles on or close to the site
  • Other (please specify)

• Please specify other site specific hazards

• List control measures, eg worksite signed, coned and barriered

  Select Signage Cones Barrier tape Banksmen Other (please specify)

  • Signage
  • Cones
  • Barrier tape
  • Banksmen
  • Other (please specify)

• Please specify other control measures

TD Trees' Generic Rick Assessment 01.02.2024

• Click below to open risk assessment.

Risk Assessment Completed by:

• Print name:

• Signature:

  Sign

• Team Members;
  I confirm that I have been briefed and understood and/ or contributed to this site specific risk assessment and will carry out works accordingly taking into consideration the appropriate control measures identified on this document and the associated risk assessments and method statements.
  
  NB: It is an offence for ANYONE (including members of the public) to intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health, safety and welfare - The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

• No. of signature boxes required

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