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Safety Resources
CTPA Code of SafetyCTPA Accident Profile and Discussion - April 2006 CTPA Accident Profile and Discussion - October 2005 OSHA "Quick Start" Compliance Assistance
Sources of Information regarding Safety in Tree CareThe following safety resources were assembled by the ANSI Z133.1 Safety Committee, and included in the 2000 Standard as Annex D. CTPA members are encouraged to make use of these resources to further improve their own safety practices. Applicable American
National Standards
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Z133.1 Arboricultural operations, Safety |
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A300 Standard practices fro trees, shrubs and other woody plant maintenance |
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A10.14 Requirements for safety belts, harnesses, lifelines and drop lines for construction and industrial use |
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A14.1 Ladders – portable wood – Safety requirements |
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A14.2 Ladders – portable metal – Safety requirements |
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A14.5 Stepladder and Platform ladders, Aluminum magnesium, Fiberglass Ladders |
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A92.2 Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating aerial devices |
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Z359.1 Safety requirements for personal fall arrest systems, subsystems and components |
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B175.1 Gasoline-powered chain saws, Safety requirements |
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Z87.1 Practice for occupational and educational eye and face protection |
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Z89.1
Personnel protection – Protective headgear for industrial workers –
Requirements |
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CFR 1910.000 General Industry |
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CFR 1910.67 Vehicle mounted elevating and rotating work platforms |
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CFR 1910.95 Occupational noise exposure |
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CFR 1910.132-136 Personal protective equipment |
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CFR 1910.151 Medical services and first aid |
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CFR 1910.268 Telecommunications |
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CFR 1910.269 Electric power generation, transmission and distribution |
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CFR 1910.331-335 Safety – electric work related practices |
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CFR 1910.1200 Hazard communication |
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CFR Transportation |
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Electrical Hazards and Trees |
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Aerial Rescue |
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Rigging for Removal |
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Basic Training for Tree Climbers |
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Principles of Pruning |
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Pruning Standards |
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Chipper Use and Safety |
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Back Injury Prevention Program |
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Chain Saw Selection and Safety |
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Ropes, Knots and Climbing |
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Basic Training for Ground Operations in Tree Care |
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Basic Training for Tree Climbers |
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Home Study Program in Arboriculture, Series I and II |
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Crew Leader Home Study Program |
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Tailgate Safety |
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Electric Hazard Awareness Program |
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The Tree Worker (a safety newsletter) |
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Climber’s Guide to Tree Hazards |
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Pocket Guide: Preventing Falls |
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Pocket Guide: Preventing Electrocutions |
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Pocket Guide: Preventing Struck-by Accidents |
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Pocket Guide: Tree Felling Guidelines |
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ArborMaster Series I |
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Introduction to Climbing Techniques and Equipment |
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Introduction to Secured Footlock: Equipment and Techniques |
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Introduction to Ropes: Care, Construction and Limitations |
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Introduction to Belay: Equipment and Techniques |
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Introduction to Throwline: Equipment and Techniques |
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Climbing Knots and Hitches |
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ArborMaster Series II |
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Innovations in Climbing Equipment |
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Rigging Knots, Rope Slings and Eye Splices |
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ArborMaster Series III |
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Chain Saw Safety |
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Chain Saw Maintenance |
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Notches, Hinges and Backcuts |
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Felling Techniques |
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Limbing and Bucking |
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Chain Saw Use in Trees |
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Basic Training for Tree Climbers |
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Basic Training for Ground Operations |
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Climbing Skills Test Preparation |
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Conducting a Tree Climbing Jamboree |
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Utility Pruning: a Video Guide for Pruning near Utility Conductors |
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Managing Trees for Public Safety: an Arborist’s Guide |
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Tree Health Management: Evaluating Trees for Hazards |
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Aborists’ Certification Study Guide |
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Tree Climbers’ Guide |
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Arborist Equipment: a Guide to the Tools and Equipment of Tree Maintenance and Removal |
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A Handbook of Hazard Tree Evaluation for Utility Arborists |
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Trees and Overhead Utility Wires: Proper Pruning and Selection |
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A Photographic Guide to the Evaluation of Hazard Trees in the Urban Area |
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Tree Pruning Guidelines |
Other
Publications
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Spanish-English/English-Spanish Dictionary of Arboricultural Terms |
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Tree Climbers Companion (authored by Jeff Jepson) |
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On
Rope (published by the National Speleological Society) |
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ACRT Line Clearance Tree Trimmer Certification Manual |
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ACRT Electric Hazard Recognition for Certification Manual |
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ACRT Electric Hazard Recognition for Substation Grounds Maintenance Personnel and Herbicide Applicators Certification Manual |
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ACRT Working in Trees – Self Study Guide |
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USDA
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Pruning Trees near Electric Utility Lines, by Alex Shigo |
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ArborMaster Training two-day modules |
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MF Blair Institute of Arboriculture – Custom Designed Seminars and Training (Big Pool, MD – (301) 842-2544) |
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