LANDSCAPE  CONTRACTORS

For Employees do you:

• Enforce the use of safety shoes, gloves, hard hats, hearing protection and eye protection?
• Require workers to use safety harnesses and lanyards while working in trees?
• Train employees in proper lifting techniques, first aid and CPR?
• Offer a driver safety program for your employees?
• Ensure that new/inexperienced employees are supervised by someone experienced?
• Require aerial lift personnel to always be tied in with an approved rope and harness?
• Supply clean water and detergent for drenching/washing in case of an accident?

For Pre-Job do you:

• Consult utilities before digging to locate pipes and lines?  Pre-mark all utility lines?
• Conduct pre- and post-excavation topographical review for drainage conditions?
• Require workers to scan trees to locate any wires passing near the branches?
• Survey and establish property boundaries prior to starting a job?

For Operations do you:

• Barricade all excavations/hazardous operations?  Post warning signs?
• Use safety ropes to guide falling limbs, branches and trunks?
• Use ropes to hoist equipment/branches that are too heavy to maneuver by hand?
• Remove dirt and debris spilled onto streets/sidewalks to prevent public injury?
• Use only non-conductive tools to remove branches near energized lines?
• Require workers dealing with power lines to maintain a safe distance from the lines?
• Store wood or wood chips away from buildings?
• Have adequate fire detection/suppression devices?  Have easy access for firefighters?
• Control smoke during the burning of grass, weeds, or brush?  Post traffic controls?
• Carefully load all debris, dirt, rocks, wood and other materials being hauled away?
• Use covers to avoid spilling or flyaway of debris/materials in transit?

For Equipment do you:

• Bolt aerial buckets to the truck chassis?  Restrict boom extension during transit?
• Require that saw engines are stopped when carried, cleaned, refueled, or adjusted?
• Inspect/adjust chainsaws/stump grinders daily; require hand guards and safety chains?
• Use fully insulated aerial lifts and limit occupancy to one worker?
• Prohibit occupancy of the aerial lift during transit?
• Use only non-conductive ladders?
• Require workers to inspect ropes, ladders and trailers daily?
• Safeguard tools/equipment at the jobsites? Provide permanent identification marking?