Qualifications

LANTRA Awards:	(Land based and environmental awards body) Qualifications
Powerlines:	I am fully qualified and authorised to work on trees in the vicinity of power lines and can arrange to have the power switched off if necessary
SWQR:	(Street works qualifications register) I am fully qualified to work on trees that encroach on the roadside which may require signing or lighting and guarding
First Aid:	I hold the St Johns Ambulance first aid at work qualification

City & Guilds (NPTC)

Aerial Tree Pruning:	NPTC Level 3 Award (City and Guilds of London Institute)
Aerial Tree Rescue Operations:	NPTC Level 3 Award (City and Guilds of London Institute)
Aerial Tree Rigging:	NPTC Level 3 Award (City and Guilds of London Institute)
Cutting of Trees with a chainsaw using freefall techniques:	NPTC Level 3 Award (City and Guilds of London Institute)
Emergency First Aid at Work:	NPTC Level 2 Award (City and Guilds of London Institute)
Felling and processing trees over 380mm diameter:	NPTC Level 3 Award (City and Guilds of London Institute)
Accessing a tree using a rope & harness:	NPTC Level 2 Award (City and Guilds of London Institute)
Branch removal and crown breaking using a chainsaw:	NPTC Level 2 Award (City and Guilds of London Institute)
Chainsaw Maintenance:	NPTC Level 2 Award (City and Guilds of London Institute)
Chainsaw maitenance and cross cutting:	NPTC Level 2 Award (City and Guilds of London Institute)
Cross cutting timber using a chainsaw:	NPTC Level 2 Award (City and Guilds of London Institute)
Ground based chainsaw operation:	NPTC Level 2 Award (City and Guilds of London Institute)
Safe use of a manually fed wood-chipper:	NPTC Level 2 Award (City and Guilds of London Institute)

SAFETY

LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations) All climbing and rigging equipment ropes etc. are regularly inspected by independent inspectors and records kept to meet HSE safety standards

PUWER (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998) All equipment is regularly inspected to be fit for purpose and maintained in accordance with HSE regulations

BS3998 All of the work that I carry out is in accordance with the British Standard for tree work recommendations