Working around mobile cranes in tree care requires a certain amount of skill and expertise. The crew needs to have a clear understanding of the job procedure and good communication when carrying it out. The climber needs to be able to tell the crane operator where to position the boom, and the crane operator needs to be able to signal the climber to take a smaller piece of the tree if necessary. This communication needs
to be timely and precise, and using standard hand signals for cranes is one of the best ways to accomplish this task.
