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Redefining Safety: From Compliance to Capacity

Every day, we show up to do important, high-risk work--often in unpredictable environments and under changing conditions. The tools we use, the terrain we operate on and even the people...

Understanding High Energy Incidents in Arboriculture: How the EEI Safety Classification and Learning Model Helps Prevent Serious Injuries and Fatalities

In arboriculture, keeping our teams safe is more than a priority, as priorities can change, it is our leading value. Unfortunately, serious injuries and fatalities – or SIFs – still...

The Past and Future of Safety in UVM

The science of safety has changed much since the early 1900s, and yet, we still see some of the old practices used in our profession. What started with Frederick Taylor’s...

Seagull Safety and Leadership

This article started out looking at safety leadership and fairly quickly evolved into a message that applies to leadership in general. As such, I will often flip back and forth...

The Journey of Safety in Tree Care

Jeffrey Hugg. You may not recognize his name, but he has made a lasting impact on the tree care industry. In 1965, Jeffrey, 18, was an aspiring arborist, looking to...