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 [...]

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Minor injuries suspected when aerial lift tips An aerial lift being used for line-clearance tree trimming tipped over January 6, 2022, on the shoulder of a road in Hayden, Idaho, taking down power lines and causing a power outage to [...]

Watch Travis Vickerson discuss why we wear chain-saw protection, including cut-resistant chaps or pants, in the first place. A big myth out there is that if you wear chain-saw protection and it gets cut, you can walk away unaffected. [...]

Type & number of incidents for November 2021 The first item describes an incident that was not reported in TCI Magazine’s “Accident Briefs” when it occurred in 2020. Two injured when rope feeds into chipper Two tree workers were injured [...]