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Tree Risk Assessments
While trees provide significant amenity in the form of visual character, landscape value, ecological function and more, all trees still present with a level of risk. Determining the level of risk posed, the level of benefit provided as well as the values and tolerance of risk of land owners and users is crucial to managing tree risk. With multiple tree risk assessment methodologies available and years of experience, we can provide clarity and context to tree risk management strategies.
Land owners and land managers have a duty of care to to take reasonable steps to not cause foreseeable harm to another person or their property.
In addition to helping fulfill these obligations, tree risk assessments can help to identify defects and likely points of tree failure that can be managed to prolong tree presence in the landscape.
Tree risk assessments and audits of tree populations by a qualified expert allow land owners and managers to identify risks and receive best practice management advice while fulfilling their duty of care.
Applied Arboriculture Consulting have qualified consultants able to assess tree risk through multiple methodologies, including Quantified Tree Risk Assessment (QTRA) and Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ).
Assessment scopes from individual tree risk assessments and health and condition reports in residential settings to large scale tree risk assessments and site audits on commercial sites area available.
Qualifications
All consultants have the necessary qualifications for consulting arborists in Australia (AQF Level 5+), with additional tree risk assessment qualifications highlighted below:
Quantified Tree Risk Assessment (QTRA)
Developed by Mike Ellison at Cheshire Woodlands, the QTRA methodology is a broadly used framework used by private consultants and public organisations for tree risk assessments worldwide.
Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ)
The TRAQ methodology was developed by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and is similarly a broadly utilised risk assessment methodology used internationally across the private and public sector.
