Deciding if and when to spend money on large capital-equipment expenditures is a strategic part of any business, and the tree care industry is not immune to that struggle. Buy outright or finance? Long-term rental or RPO (rental-purchase option)? These [...]

As a self-professed tree nerd, there is nothing Bret MacKay likes to do more than climb trees, preferably white oaks. Except for one thing – teaching his fellow arborists how to do it safely. As crew leader and climber with [...]

EDUCATIONAL SPONSORED CONTENT For years, professional arborists and forestry crews have relied on steady improvements in chain-saw design to keep pace with the demands of their work. Today’s saws run smoother, last longer and protect operators better than the machines [...]

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 [...]

Electrical hazards to tree workers are, for the most part, within the realm of those who access tree canopies. True, we do have electrocutions and electric-shock injuries among ground workers, but they are the minority. Tree canopies and electric supply [...]