- Type Learning
- Level Foundational
- Time Days
- Cost Paid
Utility Arboriculture - Surveyor - Training
Issued by
mwmac Ltd
This course will provide the attendee with the knowledge and understanding required to be a Surveyor in the utility arboricultural sector.This training course is for all those required to undertake surveying and inspection of trees in proximity to overhead powerlines or railway lines. It supports the regulated qualification, which is the licence to practice for anyone undertaking work of this nature. *Attendees must be over 18 to attend this course, due to the constraints of the awarding body.
- Type Learning
- Level Foundational
- Time Days
- Cost Paid
Skills
- Aerial
- Arb
- Arboriculture
- Electricity
- Emergency Management
- Management
- Operations
- Powerlines
- Risk Analysis
- Risk Management
- Surveying
- Surveyor
- UA
- Utility
- Utility Arboriculture
Earning Criteria
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Risk assessment, hazards, risks, controls, emergency planning and personal protective equipment (PPE)
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Risk Zones recap – Proximity zones, vicinity zones, live zones
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Identify common species of tree and fungus
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Know the associated growth rates and the typical timber characteristics of differing species
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Understand work methods for all tree categories
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Basic hazard recognition – identify dangerous trees through understanding pests, diseases and the bio mechanics of trees, and how they function as living organisms
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Carry out line survey & record results
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Complete a site specific risk assessment
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Complete a method statement
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Understand health & safety legislation
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Understand environmental legislation
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Understand electricity supply regulations & guidelines
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To be able to work safely