Safety hazards

Includes aerial work, working with chainsaws, personal protective equipment, forestry operations and working with machinery.

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  1. What causes tree work injuries?https://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/treework-incidents.htm
  2. Working with machinery (other than chainsaws) and hand toolshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/handtools.htm
  3. Working near power lines and cableshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/power-lines.htm
  4. Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/aerial-work.htm
  5. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for aerial tree workhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/ppe.htm
  6. Lifting equipment in arboriculturehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/arboriculture.htm
  7. Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/height.htm
  8. Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs)https://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/mewps.htm
  9. Tree climbinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/climbing-operations.htm
  10. Lifting equipment in forestryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/lifting-equipment-forestry.htm
  11. Steep ground workinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/steep-ground.htm
  12. Machine-assisted takedownhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/machine-assisted.htm
  13. Winches in directional fellinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/winches.htm
  14. Plantinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/planting.htm
  15. Chainsaw personal protective equipment (PPE)https://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/chainppe.htm
  16. Working with chainsawshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/chainsaw-operator.htm
  17. Working on the groundhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/ground-worker.htm
  18. Quad bikes and all-terrain vehicleshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/atv-quad.htm
  19. Excavatorshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/excavators.htm
  20. Debogging and recovery of forestry machineshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/debogging.htm

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Updated:2023-03-16