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Back Injury Prevention  (Spanish)
Crane Safety: An Operator's Perspective
License to Trim: NJ licensing law may usher in a new standard to protect consumers and tree workers
Accident Prevention
Reduce Your Risk of Death from Electricity   
Training is Critical to Reduce Traumatic Injuries and Death   
Why Do I Need to Understand Alternative Dispute Resolution?   
Are you logging? Understanding the new OSHA Directive and avoiding citations   
Who is Responsible for Safety?  
Creating a Safety Culture
Aerial Rescue: An Ounce of Prevention Could Be Worth...Someone's Life  
The Heat is on: Handling Heat Stress  
ABCs of Fleet Safety
Accident Prevention: Less than zero

Accident Research
Accident Aftermath: Train or Terminate?
Accidents: Contributing Factors
Lessons Learned from Accident Research
Studying Near-Miss Accidents - What Can We Learn?

What Happened to You?

Climbing Safety and Equipment
Victim Centered Care: Aerial Rescue Concepts
Rope decisions can make - or break - you & your business
Investigating Loads and Forces Climbers Put on Trees
Climbing Slings
Double-Crotch Climbing Technique (Bi-lingual)
Prevent Climbing Falls

Terminal Knots in Open vs. Closed Climbing Systems

Dangerous Pests and Plants
Emerald Ash Borer: Insecticide Options for Protecting Ash Trees and Their Effectiveness
Tough Economy, Greater Environmental Awareness Are Changing Who Is Willing to Spray – and How They Do It
Pest Management: Client Expectations and Employee Education
Fighting Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Ticks Suck  
Avoiding Ticks
Pesticide Safety
Poisonous Plants

Tick Alert!

Equipment Safety
Demystifying Disc and Drum Chippers
Safe Work Practices When Using Cranes to Remove Trees   
Getting a Grip on Your Business – With the Right Attachment   
Choosing a Log and Debris Loader  
Don't Let Chain Saw Complacency Set In  
Chipper Accidents are more Common than Reported  
Chipping Away at Chipper Safety  
Operating Aerial Lifts Safely  
Crane use in Arboriculture  
Aerial Lift Safety in Tree Work
Best Practices in Crane Safety
Chainsaw Technique: Avoiding Kickback (Bi-lingual)
Chainsaw Technique: The Top Bind Cut

Hazard Assessment
Deaths from Wind-Related Tree Failures  
Learning to Read Trees  
Evaluating Hazard Trees from Roots and Soil
If You Don't Think It's Safe, Don't Climb It
Pre-Climb Hazard Assessment
Beware the Hidden Dangers of Palms
Spanish: Peligros de palmeras
Springpole Techniques

Storms = Hazards!


Protective Equipment
PPE: Hardhats
High-Visibility Clothing

Take My Hardhat-Please!


Safety on the Road
Emissions Standards: 2010...Here We Go Again
Warning: Undocumented Liability  
Driving Tips: Backing Up
Drug and Alcohol Testing for Drivers
Know the Risks of Getting Behind the Wheel
Seat Belts: Wear Them, Even in the Truck

Miscellaneous
Snow Business: Bid vs. Proposal   
Expert Witnessing isn't for the Timid   
Soil Life and Carbon: How Tree Care can help Combat Global Warming   
Are Trees Long Lived?   
Finding Markets for Recycling Green Waste