Bringing Common Sense to Tree Management – Guidance on trees and public safety in the UK for owners, managers and advisers

Bringing Common Sense to Tree Management Guidance on trees and public safety in the UK for owners

, managers and advisers

The National Tree Safety Group has produced a draft guidance document "Bringing Common Sense to Tree Management" which is set to replace the draft BS8516 "Recomendations for tree safety inspection"

The National Tree Safety Group (NTSG) is a broad partnership of organisations that have come together to develop a nationally recognised approach to tree safety management and to provide guidance that is proportionate to the actual risks from trees. Its membership is open to all interested stakeholder organisations and groups including:-

Arboricultural Association

British Standards Institution

Centre for Decision Analysis and Risk Management, Middlesex University

Institute of Chartered Foresters

London Tree Officers Association

Quantified Tree Risk Assessment

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Tree Council

Visitor Safety in the Countryside Group

British Holiday & Home Parks Association Ltd

Confederation of Forest Industries (UK) Ltd

Country Land and Business Association

English Heritage

Essex County Council

Forestry Commission

National Farmers Union

Ancient Tree Forum

Campaign to Protect Rural England

English Heritage

Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust

National Trust

Woodland Trust

Tree Hazard Assessment is a major part of the work of a tree consultancy. Assessment of the condition of trees and presentation of management recommendations are essential for organisations, schools, hospitals, universities etc. or anyone who has a large land holding. Land owners should have both policy and procedures for tree safety management.

Tree consultants who specifytree surgerywill be waiting for the outcome of the consultation process, which is due out in the new year.Landowners have a duty to do all that is reasonably practicable to ensure that people are not exposed to risk. This duty is established in criminal law under the Health and Safety at Work Act, and in civil law under the Occupiers' Liability Acts. The Health and Safety Executive has published advice to their inspectors and local authority enforcement officers as to the expected standards for management of the risk from falling trees. (SIM 01/2007/05)

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