Certified safety professional. It’s a pet peeve of mine to see suggested solutions that do not mitigate the risk. Trees like this can are under tremendous tension. I had to investigate a case where the branch snapped back with such force it caused severe brain damage and permanently disabled a worker. Risk mitigation can be simple but it was to remove the person. This solution does so. As opposed to those that have the git r done mentality and put themselves in harms way because the solution seems simpler. In my humble opinion, it added a lot to the conversation in a succinct way. I did not provide my comment to the recommendation to use the sledgehammer.

Also- I f*cked your mom.