by Mark Roberts | Jun 2, 2019 | Trees, Uncategorized
Of the over 20 or so definitions of risk that exist by far the simplest is; the possibility of losing something of value. In terms of managing risk for health and safety, risk is defined as the likely consequence of a hazard, combined with the likelihood or...
by Mark Roberts | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
I have just spent the past two and a half days in the High Court; not as a cleaner or a criminal, but as an expert witness. I have provided evidence in Court before, but not the High Court; this was just a job that just happened to be in the High Court – not a bother....
by Mark Roberts | Mar 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’m not sure why, but work is all about roots at the moment – roots, roots and more roots; or fewer roots as the case may be, mainly because developer X has had them surgically removed with an excavator. The main problem with roots is that we don’t know always know...
by Mark Roberts | Feb 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
If you find yourself in Hawaii with some time to kill [April 30], pop along to the Sheraton, Waikiki and take in the Western Chapter Conference – there is a great line-up of local and international speakers, and I’ll be there as well… I get to give...
by Mark Roberts | Jan 14, 2019 | Trees
When a tree falls in a forest it makes a sound, we can be very sure about this – fibres snap and branches break, air is moved and energy released. All of this happens if we are there to hear it or not. Sound is just vibrations in air. But if a tree falls in space,...
