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Legislation & Standards
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. (PUWER) (see
publications below)
- BS4423: 1969 - Specification for climbers helmets.
- BS3998: 1989 - Recommendations for Tree Work
- BS7648:1993 - Specification for double braided ropes made from man-made fibres.
General Publications
LOLER & PUWER
publications (all free to download)
HSE Research Reports
(all free to download)
AFAG Publications. Available to View On-Line and download
free direct from the AFAG website.
- 401 Tree-climbing operations
- 402 Aerial tree rescue
- 403 Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) for tree work
Tools & Equipment Articles
Training Videos
- Arbormaster Training Video Series 1. Order direct from ISA.
- Introduction to Climbing Techniques and Equipment. Order direct
from ISA.
- Introduction to Secured Footlock. Order direct from ISA.
- Introduction to Ropes. Order direct from ISA.
- Introduction to Belay. Order direct from ISA.
- Introduction to Throwline. Order direct from ISA.
- Climbing Knots and Hitches. Order direct from ISA. See also Knots
- Arbormaster Training Video Series 2. Order direct from ISA.
- Arbormaster Training Video Series 3. Order direct from ISA.
- Basic Training Series (5 videos). Order direct from ISA.
Journal Extracts (see
AIE Abbreviations for
abbreviations and links)
- Climbing techniques - American and British. AJ -
Vol:20 - No:4 - Nov 1996
- Practical Rigging. AN - Vol 9 - No:2 April 2000
- Practical Rigging. Part 2: Equipment. AN - Vol 9 - No:3 June 2000
- Practical Rigging. Part 3: Basic limb removal. AN - Vol 9 - No:4
Aug 2000
- Practical Rigging. Part 4: Advanced limb removal. AN - Vol 9 -
No:5 Oct 2000
Publication Extracts (books,
handbooks & bulletins)
- Her name is LOLER! Short article by Graham Watson describing the
implications of LOLER. Essential Arb, Issue 2, Spring 2001.
- Safety of harness and sit-belts in tree surgery work by H. Crawford. Chapter 24. Research for Practical Arboriculture. Bulletin 97.
Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710297-0.
National Proficiency
Tests Council (NPTC) - Scottish Skills Testing Service (SSTS)
The following assessment schedules can be downloaded free of
charge from the NPTC website.
- CS37 - Breakdown Medium Sized Broadleaf Crowns
- CS38 - Climb Trees and Perform Aerial Tree Rescue
- CS39 - Use of a Chain Saw from a Rope and Harness
- CS40 - Carry out Pruning Operations
- CS41 - Undertake Sectional Felling Operations
Events & Courses
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