Risk Management

There is a strong, positively correlated relationship between behavior and results. This is particularly true when it comes to risk management in tree care. Specifically, some behaviors observed in tree care operations can have disastrous consequences. We need only look at TCIA’s weekly “Fatality & Near Miss Report” (subscribe at tcia.org, under the Education & […]

Two injured in tree-truck crash Two people were injured in a crash involving an overturned aerial-lift truck February 4, 2021, in Santa Rosa, California. Firefighters with the Sonoma Valley Fire District had to extricate at least the driver from the truck. One patient was flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital with moderate to major injuries, […]

Your Boots Are Your Solemates – Love Them, or They Will Leave You A pesar de ti y los miembros de tu equipo rudo, hay otro soldado silencioso y resistente en tu equipo: tu calzado de trabajo. Estas herramientas eliminan su desgaste diario y le devuelven el favor al proporcionar un contenedor duradero y cómodo […]

Climber rescued after trapped in palm fronds A tree trimmer who became trapped upside down in palm fronds was rescued by fellow climbers January 5, 2021, in Escondido, California. The man, who was wearing a harness, became wedged in the tree skirt after large fronds fell on him. He was in distress and screaming for […]

The first three items occurred in October and November but were missed in previous TCI Magazine Accident Briefs reports. Homeowner injured in struck-by A homeowner was severely injured October 1, 2020, in Edgecomb, Maine, when a large tree he was cutting down snagged the tree next to it, snapping the second tree off, which then […]