Standards Australia have advised that AS 4970-2009: Protection of Trees on Construction Sites has now been published and is available for purchase from their website (see below).

This Standard gives guidance to horticulturists, arborists, architects, builders, engineers, land managers, landscape architects, contractors, planners, determining authorities, building surveyors, certifiers, those concerned with the care and protection of trees, and all others involved in the management of trees and development.

This Standard provides guidance on the principles for protecting trees on land subject to development. It follows, in sequence, the stages of development from planning to implementation.

This Standard aims to assist those concerned with trees in relation to development. Where development is to occur, the Standard provides guidance on how to decide which trees are appropriate for retention, and on the means of protecting those trees during construction work. It does not argue for or against development, or for the removal or retention of trees nor does it consider the monetary value of trees.

The Standard does not apply to the establishment of new trees.

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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee EV-018, Arboriculture.

This Standard provides guidance for arborists, architects, builders, engineers, land managers, landscape architects and contractors, planners, building surveyors, those concerned with the care and protection of trees, and all others interested in integration between trees and construction.

This document describes the best practices for the planning and protection of trees on development sites. The procedures described are based on plant biology and current best practices as covered in recently published literature.

The assistance obtained from the 1991 and 2005 editions of BS 5837, Trees in relation to construction—Recommendation, along with Matheny and Clark (1998)* and Mattheck and Breloer (1994)* is acknowledged.

The term ‘informative’ has been used in this Standard to define the application of the appendix to which it applies. An ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and guidance.