Roadside Safety

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In this post, we're exploring roadside safety, particularly the challenges faced during vegetation control and grass cutting, and how modern technology like the Green Climber can help reduce risks for workers and contractors.

Maintaining roadside vegetation is essential for visibility, fire prevention, and general road safety, but it also comes with serious hazards. Workers often operate close to traffic, on steep slopes, or in areas with flying debris risks. Traditional methods, like hand tools and boom mowers, can increase the chance of injury or accidents, especially on uneven terrain or near fast-moving vehicles.

Key challenges include:

• Traffic control and operator proximity to live roads

• Risk of crashes or injuries from debris

• Mower accidents on steep or uneven ground

• Costly or ineffective safety measures

To address these risks, contractors typically perform risk assessments and implement controls. But even then, conventional methods often fall short, either due to high labour demands or unsafe operating conditions.

Enter the Green Climber slope mower.

This remote-controlled, all-terrain mower enhances roadside safety by:

• Keeping operators away from live traffic

• Replacing hand tools and weed eaters with efficient, remote operation

• Reducing debris thanks to flail-type blades

• Eliminating the need for dangerous tree branch removal

• Minimising the need for boom or side-mounted mowers

• Allowing operation by users with disabilities

With fewer workers needed on-site and less exposure to road hazards, the Green Climber helps make roadside vegetation management safer, more efficient, and more inclusive.

In conclusion, adopting innovative, remote-operated equipment is a practical step forward in protecting roadside crews. With tools like the Green Climber, contractors can cut risk, not just grass.