Tree Risk Inspection Basics: Assessing for health and safety

Tree Risk Inspection Basics: Assessing for health and safety
Published 11/2025
Duration: 1h 25m | .MP4 1920×1080 30fps(r) | AAC, 44100Hz, 2ch | 1.38 GB

Learn the basics of inspecting trees to assess their general condition and identify obvious risk features

What you’ll learn
– Identify if a tree is healthy
– Recognise hazardous trees based on their condition
– Determine their level of risk
– Decide on an appropriate course of action
– Collect and maintain adequate information
– Recognise your own limitations

Requirements
– No prior experience is needed

Description
Unlock the Essentials of Tree Inspection for Urban Landscapes

Do you want to confidently assess the condition of trees and learn how to record the findings? This practical course teaches you the fundamentals of visual tree inspection and introduces you to modern tree data collection methods-perfect for beginners and enthusiasts managing trees in parks, gardens, campuses, and even city spaces.

In this course you will:

Learn easy-to-follow methods for spotting obvious risk features and health issues in trees and when to be concerned

Discover tree data collection methods and comparisons between them: Excel spreadsheets, free and paid GIS apps and online tools like Tree Plotter

Practice documenting tree defects and observations for better risk management and reporting

Understand how to stay safe during inspection

Appreciate why systematic surveying makes a difference

Get a better understanding of how a tree’s health and structure are related to each other

Gain practical insights relevant to urban environments and Indian context

This skill can be employed actively or used passively while carrying out other duties near trees.

Over a series of short, engaging video lessons, you’ll learn how to inspect a tree’s environment, roots, trunks, and canopies for signs of concern, record essential information, and decide when to involve a qualified arborist. You’ll be introduced to simple digital and manual tools to build your own records and improve the way trees are managed for safety and health. By the end of the course, you’ll have the confidence to carry out basic tree inspections, contribute meaningful data to community or workplace inventories, and help promote safer, greener urban landscapes.

Who this course is for:
– Active inspectors but also passive inspectors or those that manage landscapes with trees that need to be able to see obvious defects while carrying out their other duties
– Also ideal for homeowners, community volunteers, or anyone who wants to understand their trees better
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