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Safety

  • July 1, 2020

    Is It Required to Inspect Trees for Risk?

    By Lew Bloch

    In looking at the photographs and reviewing the facts in this matter, it is a wonder that this case took so long to be settled. But, unfortunately, sometimes these legal matters do go on for a long time. More money [...]

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  • August 1, 2020

    Back Problems Are a Pain in the Butt

    By Dan Greenbaum

    There are, of course, many types of back problems and, unfortunately, this article only speaks to one of them, the one I have been battling for years. I think it is common enough, though, that it’s worth sharing some of [...]

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  • July 1, 2020

    Accident Briefs – May 2020

    By TCIA Staff

    Accidents in the tree care industry that occurred during the month of May 2020. Graphic compiled from reports gathered by, or submitted to, TCIA staff. All items taken from published reports or reported directly to TCIA staff, as noted. This [...]

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  • May 1, 2020

    Small Companies Benefit from Having a CTSP as Part of Their Workforce Development

    By TCIA Staff

    Bill Foery founded Black Diamond Tree Service 26 years ago in Southern Vermont, and quickly developed a reputation for safely removing the most hazardous trees around homes. Since he loved skiing and particularly skiing the most difficult trails – black-diamond [...]

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  • March 1, 2020

    How to Avoid, Protect Yourself from and Recover from a Fire

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    This fire at Petree Arbor, Lawn and Landscape in Louisville, Tennessee, burned for three days. "We lost most of our equipment, including a crane we’d just gotten, and my entire office – computers, desks, everything you accumulate over 20 years [...]

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