• April 14, 2026

    Photo by Wicki58/iStock. Training workers to recognize and avoid hazards, as well as providing and requiring the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) to further protect against recognized hazards, are foundational elements of any safety program. This article [...]

  • Climbers must maintain MAD at all times.
    December 1, 2025

    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 [...]

  • TCIA Welcomes New Leader for Advocacy
    November 1, 2025

    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 [...]

  • OSHA Tree incidents
    July 10, 2025

    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 [...]

  • Meghan Schiereck/Unsplash
    April 1, 2024

    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 [...]