Edit - We've updated to v9.0, which includes a thorough explanation about why you shouldn't use warning signs.

As we’re going through a hot spell in the UK at the moment, it’s time to release v9.0 of the Summer Branch Drop (SBD) Guide.

Those of you who are concerned about the risk from SBD, this should help reassure you. The overall risk from SBD is mind-bogglingly low. In this update, we have an easy to grasp explanation of what mind-bogglingly low means. The overall risk from SBD for a whole year is less than the short times it takes to cover about 5km/3mi on a drive.

250 miles (400km) drive = 1 micromort (a one in a million chance of death).

The overall risk from SBD is over one hundred times lower than this.

If you’re a duty holder, unless you’ve got a tree that’s a repeat offender, there’s no need to fanny around with confusing and ineffectual warning signs. Just download the SBD Guide from the Government section on the Risk Management page of the website.

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