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Safety Briefing and Work Plan Discussion

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What happens here

The professional tree removal team gathers for a safety briefing and to discuss the work plan. They identify specific ash trees for removal, including one near critical power lines, and plan their felling direction. Key safety concepts are reviewed, such as 'Minimum Approach Distance' (MAD) for power lines (how close workers can safely get based on voltage) and establishing a designated 'safe zone' (the dock at the back of the property) for breaks and equipment storage. The team also discusses potential hazards like mailboxes and ensuring pedestrian safety by having crew members monitor the road.

Goal: Ensure safe and coordinated execution of the tree removal plan.

Tools and materials

  • Handheld Radio/Comms — Facilitating clear communication during planning and execution
  • Safety Glasses/Visor — Eye protection

What they say

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machine and move that line all right Wes what do you do for poetry I am uh the owner I do kind of manage a lot of things I do a lot of the sales work for the company do you want to introduce me to your team yeah if they want to be introduced this is Mariah what do you do for these guys uh I'm an arborist I do tree climbing I do kind of everything all right so and you are Tyler what's going and what do you do for him I'm the renewable services manager so I oversee plant Healthcare which we did a video on and yeah Christmas lights so so he was in the video where we did the we treated the the ashtrays the ash trees for emerald ash bar and every ash tree that's going that's in the cities right now is either going to be dead or it's got to be treated if it doesn't if you don't want it dead is that correct yeah every ash tree in the Twin Cities is going to end up dying remember what they asked for unless it's being treated and protected okay and we got Tanner over here so if you guys don't remember Tanner go check out how the pro sharpen the tree shot saw how are you Tanner good and we're going to be doing another one of those videos I believe so a new and improved one up [Music] all right let's get that stuff [Music] thank you this feels real natural you guys yeah yeah I know that's all right West what is a mat so what Tanner's talking about is called minimum approach distance so it's a it's a distance that us as arborist and specifically incidental line clearance Arbors how close or allowed to work to those wires so depending on the voltage of the wires we have different mads and how close we can get to them and how close we can work around them oh okay because Montana will explain each individual wire and the different mads from those wires okay so as we get we have no wires this way so as we go this way what are we looking at those more okay um I'm going to start on the left I'm gonna do these two trays actually I'm gonna do these three and then Mariah's gonna be doing the ash Cody you're gonna be on the dingo forwarding Mariah I'm gonna have you do rigging and cutting Tyler cutting them clean up so that's it right here glass is actually on the clam oh boy so stay clear of them so this is one where we're gonna have secondary avoid contact um we do have phone lines there we'll have some stuff on the road too so we money back this one goes Mariah's gonna be doing that one a lot of that stuff will end up in the road for plenty clear from all the power lines…

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