GreenSpade’s long-reach tree pruning crane

Founded in 2016, GreenSpade provides a comprehensive range of tree care, garden maintenance and landscaping services for residential and commercial properties in Singapore. The company is renowned for its commitment to delivering high-quality gardening and landscaping maintenance services across diverse environments, including office buildings, outdoor spaces and factory complexes.

In December 2022, GreenSpade partnered with Building Construction and Timber Industries Employees’ Union (BATU) to establish the Company Training Committee (CTC) to collaboratively enhance workplace health and safety of its workers.

 

Project details

 

GreenSpade started greening the Lion City several decades ago. The task has grown increasingly challenging as the company tackles trees that are getting taller over time. In some instances, manual labour became necessary due to limitations of existing cranes reaching the required heights. Workers had to ascend in a bucket attached to the crane to perform their duties, posing risks to both individuals and nearby properties in the event of a crane mishap.

Through the partnership with BATU, GreenSpade explored Workplace Safety & Health (WSH) initiatives and procured longer cranes capable of reaching heights up to 33 metres. These new cranes are equipped with high performance stability control (HSPC) function, which prevents overloading and potential toppling of the crane.

The deployment of these extended cranes in February 2023 has significantly improved the safety of the working environment of the workers.

 

 

Outcome and benefits

 

The CTC collaboration has helped to:

 

• Manage workplace risks and create a safer work environment
  
• Provide a 5 – 8% wage increment for 17 workers
  
• Upskill 17 workers in operating the new cranes