Five-Minute Meeting

Five-Minute Meeting: Working Around Secondary Wires and Low Voltage Lines Though the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z133[…]

Five-Minute Meeting: Working Overhang When conducting pruning operations, even for small branches, the best practice is to remove[…]

Aerial lifts cannot touch energized lines and arborists must be aware of minimum approach distance (MAD). Learn more.

Wear, tear, and other damage to equipment can present safety hazards in the field. Equipment maintenance can prevent these safety hazards from arising and is essential for continued safe work with that equipment.

Secondary services can be neglected in UVM conversations, but it is important to know what they are, their dangers, and how to prevent injury and death.

Five-Minute Meeting: Telephone and Communication Lines All overhead phone lines, including communication wires, must be considered energized with[…]

Five-Minute Meeting: Electricity is Like Soccer Common electrical terms can be more easily understood by comparing them to[…]

Five-Minute Meeting: Aerial Lift Wind Instructions High wind speed can negatively affect the safety of aerial lift operations[…]

Five-Minute Meeting: Electrical Hazard Safety for Arborists There has been an alarming trend of fatalities from electric shock[…]

Communication is crucial in every aspect of an arborist’s work. Three-way communication greatly reduces the risk of preventable[…]

Accidents happen while we work, so we must prepare for them as best we can and practice aerial[…]

While we discuss fall prevention primarily in the context of climbing and aerial lift safety, falls can occur[…]