Vegetation Management
2008 Highways Agency
Under sub-contract, Treeline supplied labour and equipment to Fountain Forestry
for an Interoute contract to manage vegetation and trees along the A303 from
Wincanton to Cartgate. Because we have met the exacting Health and Safety
standards necessary to work beside busy main roads we are now being offered
similar contracts for railway clearance. This involved extra insurances, an
individual personal track safety training week and random testing for Alcohol
and Drugs.
Treeline has a rigorous vetting procedure to ensure all our
employees respect and adhere to our working practices. These
working standards are employed in our private contracts and all work is fully risk assessed before commencement. This
provides clarity and professionalism for the customer and reassurance in the
event of an accident that there is traceability. No insurance company will pay
out if these legal standards are not met.
Treeline employes a near miss reporting procedure that is in line with current
HSE guidelines and Fountains' own policies keeping us up to date on the risks
staff and public are possibly exposed to during tree works thus allowing
appropriate changes to be made to reduce future risk.
When one of our staff was ill due to severe swelling reaction on his hand after
it was pierced by a thorn, we made a report to Fountains. As a result new
reinforced gloved were issued for use in particularly thorny areas and Fountains
are approaching manufacturers to make reinforced gloves with chainsaw protection
which are currently unavailable on the market.
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