Intro To Tree Risk Assessment

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acceptable threshold

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the degree or amount of risk that the owner, manager, or controlling authority is willing to accept

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Tree risk manager

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breach of duty (of care)

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failure to take reasonable care to avoid injury or damage to a person or property in a situation where the law imposes a duty of care.

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consequences

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outcome of an event

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duty of care

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legal obligation that requires an individual to apply reasonable actions when performing tasks that may potentially harm others.

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ethics

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the body of moral principles or values governing a group or individual's conduct.

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failure (of tree or tree part)

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breakage of stem, branch, or roots, or loss of mechanical support in the root system.

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harm

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personal injury or death, property damage, or disruption of activities.

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hazard

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situation or condition that is likely to lead to a loss, personal injury, property damage, or disruption of activities; a likely source of harm. In relation to trees, a hazard is the tree part(s) identified as a likely source of harm.

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inspection

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an organized and systematic examination.

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legal precedents

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a principle or rule established by a prior court or other decision-making body

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level(s) of assessment

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categorization of the breadth and depth of analysis used in an assessment.

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liability

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something for which one is responsible. Legal responsibility

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likelihood

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the chance of an event occurring. In the context of tree failures, the term may be used to specify: (1) the chance of a tree failure occurring; (2) the chance of impacting a specified target; and (3) the combination of the likelihood of a tree failing and the likelihood of impacting a specified target.

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limitations

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restraints or factors that restrict the precision, applicability, or extent of something

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mitigation

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in tree risk management, the process of reducing risk.

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negligence

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failure to exercise due care

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qualitative tree risk assessment

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a process using ratings of consequences and likelihood to determine risk significance levels (e.g., extreme, high, medium, or low) and to evaluate the level of risk against qualitative criteria.

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quantitative tree risk assessment

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a process to estimate numerical probability values for consequences and to calculate numeric values for risk

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reporting (risk assessment reporting)

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presenting the client with a summary statement describing in detail the results of an assessment

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risk

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the combination of the likelihood of an event and the severity of the potential consequences. In the context of trees, risk is the likelihood of a conflict or tree failure occurring and affecting a target, and the severity of the associated consequences - personal injury, property damage, or disruption of activities.

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risk rating

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the level of risk combining the likelihood of a tree failing and impacting a specified target, and severity of associated consequences.

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risk tolerance

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degree of risk that is acceptable to the owner, manager, or controlling authority.

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scope of work

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the defined project objectives and requirements.

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standard of care

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degree of care that a reasonable person should exercise in performing duty of care; a measurement used to assess whether an individual acted in a reasonable manner.

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target

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people, property or activities that could be injured, damaged, or disrupted by a tree.

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time frame

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time period for which an assessment is defined; time period for recommended mitigation

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tree conflict

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an interference between the needs of a tree and society or infrastructure

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tree risk assessment

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a systematic process used to identify, analyze, and evaluate tree risk .

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tree risk evaluation

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the process of comparing the assessed risk against given risk criteria to determine the significance of the risk.

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tree risk management

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the application of policies, procedures, and practices used to identify, evaluate, mitigate, monitor, and communicate tree risk.