VALID Tree Risk Management
Why Business Owners Choose Kent Tree Brothers
Have you been searching high and low for a team specialising in VALID tree risk management? Then you have come to just the right place. We are Kent Tree Brothers, and we provide a comprehensive commercial tree risk management service that complies with the VALID criteria.
Using a combination of tree risk assessment methods as well as the tree risk-benefit management system provided by VALID, we are here to help you protect your property, staff and customers from any risks posed by potentially dangerous trees.
What is VALID?
First of all, what exactly is VALID, and how does it relate to your trees? Well, it is an evidence-based tree safety management system that has been designed to evaluate tree risk. It does this by balancing safety with all of the benefits that having trees on site brings.
A VALID-compliant assessment looks at things like the likelihood of tree failure and the chances of it impacting people or property, along with the consequences if these things were to happen. To put it simply, it is one of the most thorough tree safety management systems out there.
The VALID traffic light system
Once a tree assessment has been carried out, the findings will be presented using VALID’s traffic light system. There are four possible colour-coded results, making it really easy to understand. They are as follows:
- Red: Not Acceptable. This rating means that all risks need to be reduced to an acceptable level as a matter of urgency.
- Amber: Not Tolerable. This means that risks need to be reduced to an acceptable level, but not as urgently as a Red rating.
- Amber: Tolerable. All risks do not need to be reduced, but more frequent inspections may be needed.
- Green: Acceptable – All risks do not need to be reduced. No action is required.
Landowner tree responsibilities
If you are a landowner, then you have a duty of care to manage the risk of your trees falling or dropping branches. To fulfil these responsibilities, you need to take reasonable, proportionate, and reasonably practical steps to keep those risks at an Acceptable or Tolerable level. We know that running a business is stressful enough, which is why we are here to make sure that you can meet all of your tree safety legislation UK obligations with ease.
Why choose us?
When we give you the findings of a VALID assessment, we will provide advice on what to do next to ensure that your trees can be brought down to a Tolerable or Acceptable level. Our tree risk management services range from simple upkeep, such as pruning, to taking major action like felling when all other possibilities have been exhausted.
All of our work is carried out at some of the most competitive prices you will find, so you can be sure of great value for money at every stage too. We provide a full breakdown of costs so you can be sure of exactly what you are spending, allowing you to protect your commercial budget and operations.
Talk to us
Ready to find out more about us and our VALID tree safety management services? Then get in touch with our team today! We are here to answer all of your questions and give you the information you need to proceed with total confidence. We know that finding the right provider of commercial tree risk management can be a long journey for many of our customers, and we are confident that we will be a great fit for your needs and those of your business.