Hazard report form for landscaping and tree crews

What goes wrong in landscaping and tree work

Landscapers and tree crews work on other people’s properties, with other people’s kids, dogs and power lines. A hazard can be a slope, a spray drift or a limb under tension. The form is short because the crew is outside and the phone is in a pocket.

• Branches and cranes working close to overhead power lines
• Chainsaw and pole saw kickback, or a limb under tension
• Ride-on mowers and tipper trucks on slopes
• Herbicide and fertiliser handled without the label or data sheet
• Retaining walls and trenches dug without checking what is behind them
• Heat, long days and little shade

Fields that earn their place on a landscaping and tree work form

The house number tells the manager where. These fields tell them what the crew was dealing with while they were there.

• Property address and the part of the property: front, back or easement
• Estimated distance to power lines, with a photo from the ground
• Tool or machine in use and whether its guards were on
• Chemical name and whether the label or data sheet was on the truck
• Slope or ground condition: wet, loose, steep or uneven
• Public, children or pets within reach of the work

On paper and by voice

The tree you’ve been sent to drop has a branch that reaches toward the service wire. It’s hot, and the owner’s two kids are playing on the lawn. Standing back, you say “back garden, red gum, limb over service wire, kids in the yard”, take a photo and call the crew leader. It’s on his screen before the climber is roped.

Where Haznote fits

Haznote saves the photo and GPS point with the voice note, so the address is already on the report. The AI drafts the description and the manager confirms the priority. It doesn’t measure clearances. The crew leader decides whether to proceed.