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Tree Care Industry

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• Tree Care Industry Home
• Hazards and Solutions
• Safety and Health Programs
• Standards
• Additional Resources
• Workers' Rights

Overview

Highlights

• Tree Care Operations Rulemaking
• Tree Care Operations SBREFA. (2019).
• Solutions for Tree Care Hazards. OSHA Publication 3940, (2018).
• Tree Care Work: Falls and Falling Object Hazards (EPUB | MOBI). Also available in Spanish (EPUB | MOBI).
• Electricity and Tree Care Work – A Deadly Combination. OSHA Pamphlet 3861, (2016). Also available in Spanish.
• Tree Care Work - Know the Hazards. OSHA Publication 3752, (December 2014).
• Preventing Palm Tree Trimmer Fatalities. California FACE Program Action Page Video (English and Spanish).

Tree care companies provide services such as pruning, removal, plant health care, cabling and bracing, transplanting, consulting, fertilization, and lightning protection.

Hazards and Solutions

Provides references that aid in recognizing some of the hazards that may be encountered by tree care professionals.

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Safety and Health Programs

Provides information that can help employers develop and implement a safety and health program.

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Standards

Tree care hazards are addressed in specific OSHA standards for recordkeeping and general industry.

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Additional Resources

Provides links and references to additional resources related to the tree care industry.

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