A climber with Seacoast Tree Care, LLC, an accredited, 14-year TCIA member company based in Stratham, New Hampshire, ascends with his saw while pruning some beach-side pines. Photo courtesy of Seacoast Tree Care. Chain saws are among the most basic [...]

We practice aerial rescue, but are we prepared for a real one? All photos courtesy of the author. A positive trend in the tree care industry is the awareness that we can be a key link in the chain of [...]

Mitch Sangl is shown here climbing stationary- or single-rope technique (SRT). For SRT, you must be certain of two points, the limb in the canopy over which the line runs and the basal anchor where it is attached. All photos [...]

Be sure to wear the correct fall protection. Falls from aerial lifts most often involve overreaching and falling out of the bucket while not wearing (or connected to) fall protection. Fall-protection systems, like car-restraint systems, are an aerial-lift operator’s last [...]

PPE, an acronym for personal protective equipment, is an abbreviation now widely recognized by the public due to COVID-19. Face masks, shields, gloves and gowns were all in short supply back in March and April, as they were understood to [...]