We went through the upcoming revision of the ANSI Z133 Safety Standard, pulling out and listing here in sequential order all the relevant parts that affect lift operations near conductors. These apply to conventional truck-mounted lifts as well as “boom-supported [...]

The Tree Care Industry Association in August welcomed George Strout as its Strout will lead TCIA’s efforts to mobilize tree care professionals across the country in support of smart policy and industry advancement. With more than a decade of experience [...]

If your company had 10 or fewer employees for the last full calendar year, you do not need to record and keep OSHA injury and illness records.* If you had 11 or more employees last year, this guidance applies [...]

While it requires making some assumptions, recent fatality data indicates the rate of on-the-job deaths in the tree care industry may be as much as 11 times those of other industries. Meghan Schiereck/Unsplash There were 5,486 fatal work injuries recorded [...]

TCIA annually presents safety awards recognizing individual and/or team actions that may have prevented an injury or saved a life, and for company programs or directives aimed at improving safety. Following here are the awards presented this year for operations [...]