A survey of safety issues in tree-climbing applications for forestry management

Topping, trimming, consolidation, securing and felling are very common operations in arboriculture, in city park as well as in forests. In case of very large trees, these operations are often not possible from ground level using ladders or Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) because of excessive...

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Main Authors: D. Longo, L. Caruso, A. Conti, D. Camillieri, G. Schillaci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-09-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.agroengineering.org/index.php/jae/article/view/383