Accident Briefs – September 2020
All items taken from published reports or reported directly to TCIA staff, as noted. This first item occurred in August and was missed in the Accident Briefs of TCI’s October issue. Two rescued from bucket lift Firefighters rescued two tree workers from the platform of an aerial-lift truck August 15, 2020, in Waterloo, Iowa, after […]
Accident Briefs – August 2020
All items taken from published reports or reported directly to TCIA staff, as noted. Operator killed when lift tips over An aerial-lift operator was killed while tree trimming August 1, 2020, in Stockton, California, when the truck he was working in tipped over. The 52-year-old man was in the boom’s bucket cutting a tree. As […]
Safe Job-Site Setup
It has been said that preparation is the key to success. As it relates to safety in tree work, this statement could not be truer. When we think of being prepared, we think of proper training or certifications, proper equipment and tools, personal protective equipment (PPE), knowing job specifics, etc. Once all the above criteria […]
Clogger Ascend All-Season Chain-Saw Pants
Phil Rogers debuted Clogger’s Ascend chain-saw pants in the Unboxing Ring at the 2019 TCI EXPO in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. When you take a new pair of Clogger Ascend pants out of the box, you get the care and maintenance information, that generous warranty, an awesome sticker you can plaster around the world and, of course, […]
Tree-Worker Safety Update
Tree-worker safety has become a popular topic at tree care workshops and conferences. This is long overdue. If you look back to the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s, ’80s and even the ’90s, it was frequently an overlooked topic for programs. The National Arborist Association, now TCIA, addressed safety in Arbor Age magazine and later in TCI […]