Cold-Weather Work Safety Precautions
In cold-weather conditions, we tend to focus heavily on the care and operation of machinery, sometimes forgetting the importance of safe cold-weather work practices for the operators. It is important for employers and employees to understand appropriate measures for protecting the individual in the workplace during cold weather, recognizing it as one of the many […]
Accident Briefs for December 2020
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 […]
Beware the Dangers from AM Radio and 5G Transmission Sites
As if tree care isn’t dangerous enough, there’s an increasing safety threat that hasn’t yet gotten much attention – radio waves. Radio waves are everywhere, and have been since the dawn of the universe. Man-made ones have been around for more than a century, starting with the wireless telegraph. But with ever-more sophisticated uses of […]
Accident Briefs for November 2020
All items taken from published reports or reported directly to TCIA staff, as noted. Send Accident News To Editor@tcia.org. Homeowner killed by cut tree A 73-year-old man was killed November 1, 2020, in Gaffney, South Carolina, when a tree he felled behind his home caused a second tree to fall and the second tree landed […]
Successfully Working with First Responders (Audio)
Click below to listen to a presentation Steve Connally took part in, “Successfully Working With First Responders,” with John Ball at TCI EXPO 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Steve Connally, CTSP, Adaptable Aerial Solutions LLCDr. John Ball, CTSP, South Dakota State University Being an available expert and single point of contact for first responders can have […]