Tree Surgeon Market-oriented Skilled Agricultural Workers
SaveWhat Does a Tree Surgeon Do?
Tree surgeons maintain trees. They use heavy machinery to prune and cut trees. Tree surgeons are often required to climb the trees to perform maintenance.
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Where Do I Start?
Tree Preservation And Conservation
Environmental requirements for tree preservation and conservation.
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Skills You Need to Become a Tree Surgeon
Essential Skills
Essential Skills
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EssentialTree Preservation And Conservation knowledge
Environmental requirements for tree preservation and conservation.
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EssentialExecute Disease And Pest Control Activities skill
Execute disease and pest control activities using conventional or biological methods taking into account the climate, plant or crop type, health and safety and environmental regulations. Store and handle pesticides …
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EssentialFollow Safety Procedures When Working At Heights skill
Take necessary precautions and follow a set of measures that assess, prevent and tackle risks when working at a high distance from the ground. Prevent endangering people working under these …
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EssentialAdvise On Tree Issues skill
Provide advice to organisations and private persons on planting trees and tree safety. Investigate current conservation and tree management projects.
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EssentialAssess Hazards Implied In Tree Operations skill
Evaluate risks and hazards, perform efficient actions in order to minimize risks and to restore the trees to their orginal state or to replant new ones.
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EssentialCarry Out Aerial Tree Rigging skill
Calculate the expected loads the rigging will be exposed to. Select compatible components to make up the rigging system and choose the position of anchor points for rigging components. Take …
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EssentialClimb Trees skill
Ascend and descend from trees in a safely manner.
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EssentialLop Trees skill
Retract trees and big branches complying with health and safety regulations
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EssentialOperate Chainsaw skill
Operate mechanical chainsaw powered by electricity, compressed air or gasoline.
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EssentialPerform Tree Thinning skill
Remove some trees from a stand in order to improve tree health, timber value and production.
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EssentialProtect Trees skill
Preserve trees taking into account the health and conditions of the tree(s) and plans for preservation and conservation of the area. This includes the cutting of trees or branches on …
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OptionalForest Ecology knowledge
The ecosystems existing in a forest, starting from bacteria to trees and soil types.
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OptionalEstimate Damage skill
Estimate damage in case of accidents or natural disasters.
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OptionalAnalyse Tree Population skill
Collect information on tree populations in the forest. Look out for disease and insect destruction, mortality, and fire hazards.
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OptionalAssist Tree Identification skill
Assist in the development and improvement of techniques for measuring and identifying trees. Obtain and use various sources of information to accurately identify and name trees, use tree characteristics to …
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OptionalConserve Forests skill
Strive to conserve and restore forest structures, biodiversity and ecological functions.
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OptionalControl Tree Diseases skill
Identify diseased or undesirable trees. Remove them using power saws or hand saws.
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OptionalCut Trees To Clear Public Access skill
Cut trees or parts of trees to clear the public access and electrical cables.
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OptionalFell Trees skill
Fell trees safely and effectively to specification.
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OptionalIdentify Trees To Fell skill
Identify trees to fell and position machine to fell trees in the required direction, in both clear-fell and thinning.
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OptionalInspect Trees skill
Carry out tree inspections and surveys.
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OptionalMaintain Forestry Equipment skill
Check forestry equipment to make sure that it is in working order.
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OptionalMeasure Trees skill
Take all relevant measurements of a tree: use a clinometer to gauge the height, tape to measure the circumference, and increment borers and bark gauges to estimate the growth rate.
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OptionalMonitor Tree Health skill
Monitor trees for pests and diseases, aiming to improve their health.
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OptionalNurse Trees skill
Plant, fertilise and trim trees, shrubs and hedges. Examine trees to assess their condition and determine treatment. Work to eradicate insects, fungus and diseases which are harmful to trees, assist …
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OptionalOperate Forestry Equipment skill
Operate various forest instruments such as skidders, bulldozers to pull scarification or site preparation equipment over forest areas to be regenerated.
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OptionalSelect Tree Felling Methods skill
Select the appropriate felling method for the tree size and condition. Adhere to the given specification.
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