De-limb trees

Description

De-limb trees ensuring that the quality is within specified limits with regard to health and safety regulations. Cut trees or parts of trees to clear the public access and electrical cables.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 12 occupations
  • Optional in 4 occupations
  • Total: 16 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 6 (Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers)

Essential for

  • Forestry equipment operator
    Forestry equipment operators carry out operations with specialised equipment in the forest to maintain, harvest, extract and forward wood for the manufacturing of consumer goods an…
  • Forestry inspector
    Forestry inspectors monitor forestry operations to ensure that workers and their activities comply with proper legislation and standards. They perform inspections to examine operat…
  • Forest worker
    Forest workers carry out a variety of jobs to care for and manage trees, woodland areas and forests. Their activities include include planting, trimming, thinning and felling trees…
  • Nature conservation officer
    Nature conservation officers manage and improve the local environment within all the sectors of a local community. They promote awareness of and understanding about the natural env…
  • Arboriculturist
    Arboriculturists carry out specialised tasks related to observation, health and maintenance of trees. Excludes forest worker.Excludes forestry equipment operator.Includes people pe…
  • Countryside officer
    A Countryside Officer is responsible for managing, protecting, and enhancing rural and natural environments such as parks, woodlands, wetlands, and nature reserves. They work to co…
  • Landscape gardener
    Landscape gardeners plan, construct, renovate and maintain parks, gardens and public green spaces. Duties The duties of a landscape gardener include, but are not limited to: Mainta…
  • Forester
    Foresters are responsible for monitoring the natural and economic viability of a woodland or forest and for activities related to its management and conservation. Other titles The …
  • Forest ranger
    Forest rangers are responsible for the protection and conservation of natural resources, particularly in regards to forests and woodlands. Duties The duties of a forest ranger incl…
  • Forestry machinery technician
    Forestry machinery technicians maintain and transport forestry machinery. As part of the maintenance of forestry machinery, they make use of specialised software and data reco…
  • Tree surgeon
    Tree surgeons maintain trees. They use heavy machinery to prune and cut trees. Tree surgeons are often required to climb the trees to perform maintenance. Duties Tree surgeons typi…
  • Forestry technician
    Forestry technicians assist and support the forest manager and implement their decisions. They supervise a team of forestry equipment operators and support and supervise forestry a…

Optional for

  • Debarker operator
    Debarker operators operate debarking machines to strip harvested trees of their bark. The tree is fed into the machine, after which the bark is stripped using abrasion or cutting.……
  • Chipper operator
    Chipper operators tend machines that chip wood into small pieces for use in particle board, for further processing into pulp, or for use in its own right. Wood is…
  • Garden labourer
    Garden labourers perform simple tasks in cultivating and maintaining flowers, trees and shrubs. This work can take place in either parks or private gardens. Duties The duties of a……
  • Crosscut saw operator
    Crosscut saw operators use a manual crosscut saw. Crosscut sawing is used for 'felling' and 'bucking' trees, or taking off the limbs to obtain logs. Crosscut sawyers may also…

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