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Developing Risk Assessment Standards and Specifications for a Distribution System

May 14, 2013
This article examines one way that recent and authoritative tree risk assessment standards and best management practices can be systematically incorporated into utility arboriculture.

This article examines one way that recent and authoritative tree risk assessment standards and best
management practices can be systematically incorporated into utility arboriculture. The development
of a tree risk assessment specification document for a particular utility provided us with an opportunity
to bring together new research-based procedures and existing management systems. The result
presents a case-study that is not only timely and inherently interesting, but also might prove useful to
other utilities considering updating their tree risk assessment programs....(Read more...)
 

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