Yes you can cut logs but I wouldn't put It past someone to try and stop you by complaining as the backyards here are small and the houses are packed in tight.
It's part of the life of an arborist over here. The health and safety we have to follow gets changed all the time and it is not getting any easier. But they do love their fines here
I understand what you are saying believe me but the hse are a ruling with an iron fist. Here's an example
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2179307/Barking-Gardener-fined-6-000-neighbour-snapped-perched-treetop-holding-chainsaw.html
It was from the hse rep that was doing a nvq course I was on for construction site management in march. I thought that was a bit steep but I know someone who has had a 6000 fine for lone climbing without chainsaw trousers on as well.
The idea of lone working is a strange one to me as over here you are not allowed to climb a tree as a solo employee or without a qualified rescue climber. You are not even supposed to fire up a saw as a solo worker. Plus if we get seen working solo here we can be fined upto £10000/$15000. So you...
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