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Safety

  • The M18 Fuel 20-Inch Dual Battery Chainsaw. All photos courtesy of the author.
    August 1, 2024

    Milwaukee M18 Dual Battery Chainsaw – Pivotal Tool for Tree Care?

    By Andrew Jones, CTSP

    This review reflects the thoughts and opinions of the reviewer as user and does not constitute or imply an endorsement of the product referenced, nor is it an endorsement of any specific company, product or service. Every entity or individual [...]

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  • devising Fall Protection
    July 1, 2024

    Fall Protection and Rescue Plans for Nontraditional Job Sites- Case Study

    By RUDY RUTEMILLER TIMOTHY M. WALSH CTSP and JEREMY LEWIS Rudy

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  • Photo 3: A worker getting ready to tension the horizontal lifeline.
    July 3, 2024

    Fall Protection and Rescue Plans for Nontraditional Job Sites – Case Studies

    By RUDY RUTEMILLER TIMOTHY M. WALSH CTSP and JEREMY LEWIS Rudy

      In November 2023, at TCI EXPO in St. Louis, Missouri, we three authors presented two case studies where The Davey Tree Expert Company and Petzl worked congruently to find safe and compliant work-positioning solutions for crews on unique and [...]

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  • Photo 2: Improved technology leverages better work quality while increasing the productivity of vegetation-management operations. TCIA file photo, Jarraff All-Terrain Tree Trimmer courtesy of Jarraff by Prinoth.
    June 5, 2024

    ANSI A300, Clause 5, Expands Use of Mechanical Pruning

    By Geoff Kempter

    Revisions to ANSI A300 standards often reflect emerging research or attempts to balance tree health with economics and safety. A good example is root cutting. In a perfect world, we would not cut a living root. But in reality, we [...]

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  • Arborists are exposed to many hazards, from passing traffic to operating at heights.
    June 1, 2024

    Part 8, Chapter 6: Safety Standards

    By John Ball, Ph.D., BCMA, CTSP

      Arborists work within an array of regulations, standards and policies. The foundation for these is the federal Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970. This Act mandated that workers have a safe and healthy workplace environment. There are [...]

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