METHOD STATEMENT TREE CUTTING

Work Method:
The following procedure shall be carried out in sequence:

1. Deployment
Once the lorry is in position, the operator will start to deploy his outrigger and do leveling for his lorry. At the same time, the workers will cordon off the area with safety cones with red/white tape to demark the tree felling area. Signage will display to warn other workers working within the site.

2. Tree Felling process

1. When the lorry is in position, the lorry will unload the man-lift cage from the lorry or pickup so that the workers can attach the man-lift cage in to the boom arm of the lorry crane. 2. Once the man-lift cage is attached, worker that is assigned to work in the man-lift cage will put on his full body safety harness and anchor the 2 lifeline to the man-lift cage and boom arm before the operator lift him up. 3. Before the worker start to cut the tree branches, he will make sure all workers are clear from the felling area before he commence in cutting the branches.

4. For dried and smaller branches (Diameter: <25cm & Length: <2.5m), my worker will cut off and
let it fall to the grass patch ground or to the ground. As for larger branches (Diameter: >25cm & Length: >2.5m), my worker will secure the branches with metal chain / webbing sling that is attached on a lorry crane which will support and prevent it from felling straight to the ground. Once the large branches are cut off, it will be hold back by the lorry crane and slowly lift down to the ground.

Office: 155-14 Mandai Road Singapore 779392 CO REG: 02917700J Email: tanhuan.treecutting@gmail.com

Tel: 6452 7682

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METHOD STATEMENT TREE CUTTING

5.

The ground workers will cut all the fallen branches into smaller pieces and stack them together and secured with webbing sling.

6.

Once the debris is secured with the webbing sling, the crane operator will load the stacked debris into the slip tank (the load of the debris various, it can range from 120kg 1,000kg depend of the load, is it leaves and branches and/or solely tree logs).

7. Once all the branches are cleared from the tree, the worker will then secure the tree trunk with
a metal chain (If the tree girth: >2.0m) / webbing sling (If the tree girth: <2.0m) which is attached on a lorry crane to prevent the tree from felling straight to the ground after it has been cut to ground level. 8. After the tree has been cut to ground level, the tree trunk will then slowly being lift down to the ground by the lorry crane, then the ground workers will cut the tree trunk into smaller pieces and stack them together and secured it with a safety metal chain / webbing sling. The secured tree trucks will be loaded up to the slip tank by the lorry crane. 9. The process will be repeated till all the trees are fell in the work zone area.

10. Once the tree felling zone area is completed, the worker will clear and tidy up the area before moving to the next work zone.

3. Management of pedestrian movement (If working near to pedestrian foot path)

1. Signage will be display on each end of the pedestrian pathway to warn pedestrian that there is work ahead. 2. 2 workers will be assigned to guide the pedestrians and to direct the pedestrians. One worker will station at each end of the pedestrian pathway.

Office: 155-14 Mandai Road Singapore 779392 CO REG: 02917700J Email: tanhuan.treecutting@gmail.com

Tel: 6452 7682

Fax: 6282 4238