ArbHub

Features

A closer look at ArbHub.

From the first site assessment to the next equipment inspection. Here’s what you can do with ArbHub, on site and back in the office.

iOS & AndroidWeb appOffline risk assessments

01 / Safety paperwork

Risk assessments, RAMS and procedures

Prepare for the job, brief the crew and keep a record of how the work will be carried out.

Site-specific risk assessments

Complete an assessment for the actual job and site, from initial details to crew sign-off.

  • Record hazards, controls, weather, access, rescue plans and emergency arrangements.
  • Save drafts, collect signatures and share or download the completed PDF.
  • Revise a completed assessment while keeping a link to the original.

Method statements & RAMS

Build a job-specific method statement from your company’s default wording.

  • Cover the scope of work, equipment, work methods, exclusion zones and site arrangements.
  • Include relevant generic risk assessments and SOPs.
  • Keep the statement linked to the job and its site-specific risk assessments.

Generic risk assessments

Start with ArbHub’s library of around 100 arboricultural generic risk assessments, then adapt it to your business.

  • Browse site, task and machinery hazards, with controls and risk ratings.
  • Add your own records or upload PDFs.
  • Compile, share and download your generic risk assessment document.

Standard operating procedures

Keep your working procedures together and connect them to the work they support.

  • Search and read your company’s SOPs.
  • Link procedures to work types, equipment and safety documents.
  • Let authorised team members maintain the library.

02 / Equipment & inspections

Know your gear. Keep its history.

Bring equipment details, ownership, checks and inspection records into the same system.

Equipment register

Keep a record for each asset, including its make, model, serial number, dates, value, notes and files.

  • Search by equipment type, kit or assigned person.
  • See which inspections are due or overdue.
  • Track active, quarantined and decommissioned equipment.

Kits & assignments

Group equipment into kits, such as a climber’s kit, and assign individual items or whole kits to people.

  • Record an optional signature when assigning equipment.
  • Inspect a kit with per-item results, notes and photos.
  • Keep kit records and reminder events together.

LOLER, PUWER & pre-use checks

Record checks, inspections and services against the equipment they relate to.

  • Use checklists with pass/fail results, notes and photos.
  • Set inspection intervals and checklists by equipment type.
  • Review LOLER and PUWER inspection history by type and date.

Maintenance & reminders

Schedule the next inspection, service, maintenance task, calibration or test.

  • Add events to individual items or kits.
  • Set recurring reminders for regular checks.
  • Keep service records alongside inspection and assignment history.

03 / People & site safety

Keep the crew and their records connected

Manage the people doing the work, record briefings and follow through when something needs attention.

Team & competences

Keep team profiles, roles, qualifications and first-aid training in one place.

  • Record competence and training expiry dates, with warnings on the team list.
  • Invite, deactivate and reactivate team members.
  • Control access to clients, files, equipment and safety documents through permissions.

Toolbox talks

Plan safety briefings and keep a record of who attended.

  • Add a topic, facilitator, date, notes and supporting files.
  • Collect attendee signatures.
  • Keep scheduled and completed talks available to review.

Incidents & near misses

Record what happened and keep the investigation and follow-up with the report.

  • Capture the location, people involved, witnesses and photos.
  • Record root causes, corrective actions, lessons learned and training needs.
  • Track open, under-investigation and closed reports; share or download a PDF.

SOS & emergency information

Give the crew a place to find important information when they need it on site.

  • See the device’s approximate address, coordinates and what3words location.
  • Access emergency calling, the NHS first-aid guide and recorded crew emergency details.
  • Open the account’s latest completed site-specific risk assessment.

04 / Clients, jobs & files

Put the paperwork in context

Connect documents to the client, site and job, with supporting information close at hand.

Clients, sites & trees

Keep client contact details, site addresses, notes and tree records together.

  • Record tree species, locations, photos and inspection notes.
  • Find favourite clients quickly and archive older records.
  • Merge duplicate clients while keeping related records connected.

Jobs & linked documents

See the client, site, dates, instructions and safety documents for a job.

  • Start a method statement or risk assessment with the job’s client and site filled in.
  • Keep one method statement and multiple site-specific assessments linked to the job.
  • Bring recent jobs into ArbHub through the Jobber integration.

Company & personal files

Organise documents in folders and keep attachments with the records they support.

  • Upload files, take photos and move documents between folders.
  • Give authorised people access to company files.
  • Keep photos and supporting files attached to equipment, incidents and other records.

05 / Tools, reports & integrations

Useful in the field. Clear back in the office.

Use practical site tools, export your records and connect the systems you already use.

Tree, plant & fungi identification

Use photos to explore suggested species directly in ArbHub.

  • Identify a plant/tree or fungus from one or more photos.
  • Review suggested names, probabilities, similar images and species information.
  • Keep previous identifications available to revisit.

Reports & exports

Download account records as CSV files for review and reporting.

  • Export equipment, inspections, risk assessments, incidents, team, clients, kits and method statements.
  • Export LOLER or PUWER checklist results as a matrix that opens in Excel.
  • Filter the inspection matrix by equipment type and date.

Account history & company defaults

Give account admins visibility of changes and let them tailor the setup to the business.

  • Review who changed records and when, with links to related items.
  • Set default method-statement wording, work types and exclusion zones.
  • Maintain equipment types, inspection checklists, roles and competences.

Jobber & QuickBooks

Keep your existing systems and bring the relevant information into ArbHub.

  • Import and update clients from QuickBooks Online.
  • Sync clients and recent jobs from Jobber.
  • Start an assessment from a Jobber job with client and site details already filled in.

No signal? Keep assessing.

Risk-assessment drafts and recent assessments are cached on the device, so the crew can keep working when the connection drops and sync when it returns.

Services that need external data, such as what3words lookups, weather and photo identification, require an internet connection.

Explore site-specific risk assessments

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