Type & number of incidents for March 2022 Groundworker electrocuted A groundworker was electrocuted during tree-trimming operations March 1, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin. Dustin L. Gurney, 38, of Janesville, Wisc., was part of a tree-company crew trimming trees when a [...]

This is a demonstration of soil excavation techniques using both and pneumatic air tool and hand tools. The trick is to expose lateral roots without harming the finer roots if at all possible. Harrison McPhee Inc. generously donated [...]

Climate change isn’t going away, at least not in our lifetime, and global temperatures will continue to rise. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change forecast is for a temperature rise of 2.5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit over the next century. [...]

Aerial Lift Rescue training by Cranes101 and Stanley Tree Service. Click here to read the complete article. As workers in the tree care industry, we, collectively, agree that more time should be dedicated to aerial-rescue training, [...]

A canopy anchor is a climbing system that anchors the rope in the canopy of a tree. While a moving rope system (MRS) typically uses a canopy anchor (or tie-in point), a stationary rope system (SRS) creates [...]