It’s become a given. Compact loaders and mini skid steers are a godsend for the tree care industry. They come in several configurations – ride in or on, stand on, perhaps articulated, wheeled or tracked. But as with a computer, [...]

  While there may be a slew of reasons for it, one thing seems certain: demand for insulated compact lifts in tree care is growing. In this article, we look at what is driving the increase in demand for insulated [...]

Contact with electrical current is the third-leading source of fatal incidents among arborists. About three-quarters of these incidents are aloft, either to a climber or aerial device operator. This means arborists must know how to perform aerial rescue. They also [...]

A tree worker’s guide to arriving safely to the job (while driving) We work in an industry where there are many safety factors in play – from working around faulty trees to working around power lines that could end your [...]

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 [...]