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Ropes, slings, karabiners, strops, and harnesses for rope access rigging system equipment, particularly to show it is not designed to carry people.įor further advice on marking equipment is available. Examples requiring this in arboriculture include: Marking of lifting equipmentĪll lifting equipment, including accessories, must be clearly marked to indicate their 'safe working loads' (SWL) - the maximum load the equipment can safely lift. What is not lifting equipment in arboriculture?Įquipment that does not lift or lower loads, for example, winching equipment used at ground level where the load does not leave the ground, such as skidding operations. Remember the term 'load' includes a person. mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs).rope access and work positioning systems including anchor points,.It is any equipment that lifts or lowers loads, including any attachments used for anchoring, fixing or supporting it. What is lifting equipment in arboriculture?

For further information on planning lifting operation. Lifting operations should be properly planned, appropriately supervised and carried out in a safe manner. These pages explain how they apply to arboriculture. The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (often abbreviated to LOLER) place duties on people and companies who own, operate or have control over lifting equipment.

Positioning and installation of lifting equipment.

What is lifting equipment in arboriculture?.

Arboriculture and Forestry Advisory Group (AFAG).

Good practice for tree climbing operations.

Chainsaws and tree felling continues to kill.

I will give my honest opinion later, when i read it.

Nice large size booklet, full size pages, it looks like a LOT of good info in there. Just a thought, maybe it would be a good idea for an author to put out a few final drafts to outsiders or those that contributed to see if anything was lost in communication before final print. Looks like they used that good artist that puts out drawings for the Sherrill tree catologs and other arborist "cartoon" drawings they look good and get the point across well. As long as the text is good, that is all that will mater to everyone else. None of this matters to those who want to learn. Then inside, gave another tree service credit for one of my rigging photos and gave me credit for a simple one that was not mine. Front cover, the editors trimmed off my mohawk from my helmet. Just paged through and looked at the pictures like a kid. I will get a chance to read on the weekend likely, I hope the text is good.