Our Qualifications

All our staff are LANTRA trained and NPTC assessed, a nationally recognised standard, and either academically or professionally trained or both. With every employee holding a first aid certificate and aerial rescue training, continued training and development is a core value of Canopy Tree Services. You can be certain that all our tree surgery will be carried out to the highest professional standard.

We realise that commercial organisations expect strict adherence to health and safety guidelines, especially in relation to tree work. We have a strong Health & Safety awareness and carry out a site specific Method Statement, Risk Assessment and Environmental Risk Assessment for every job.

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CS30.1
CS30.2
CS31
CS39
Climb Trees and Perform Aerial Rescue Level 2
UA2 (UA2.i, UA2.ii, UA2.iii)
CS40
UA1
UA3
UA4
IPAF static Boom
IPAF vehicle mounted up to 26m
AE1 Electrical Hazard Awareness
Emergency First Aid
UA 5.1/UA 5.2 Utility Arboriculture Surveyor Practices and Principles

Every 5 years arborists/tree surgeons are required to update their certificates and Canopy Tree Services are committed to continual skills development of all the team.

Loler (Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations) By law all operatives working at height using ropes and harnesses including all devices for this application must be thoroughly examined by an independent inspector every 6 months for PPE (Personnel Protective Equipment) and every 12 months for lowering equipment.

We only use certified equipment designed for use in arboriculture.

We adhere to the following regulations which cover our industry and are a legal requirement to operate a tree surgery service in the UK.

PUWER (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations)
PPE (Personnel Protective Equipment Regulations)
MHSWR (Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations)
MHOR (Manual Handling Operations Regulations)
COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations)
(Noise at Work Regulations 1989)
(Work At Height Regulations 2005)

We carry out pruning operations to BS3998 Standards (British Standards)