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Spanish-language resources for tree work, from official bodies and tree associations

Where official bodies and tree associations publish tree work material in Spanish: safety, exams and training, and tree care for owners. Each entry has one sentence on what it is and a link.

Checked against the sources at the bottom of this page on October 9, 2026. Rules, fees and pay change: the source has the last word.

This page is written in English and lists material that is itself in Spanish. Each entry says what the publisher's page is, and the publisher's own wording is what counts. The groups run alphabetically by publisher. The pages were opened on October 9, 2026. The word-by-word pairs taken from these publications are on the page of tree work terms in English and Spanish.

Safety

  • Cal/OSHA. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has a Spanish page on tree work safety that lists the hazards and links a two-page fact sheet, a brochure and a 22-page guide in Spanish. Read it at the Cal/OSHA Spanish tree work safety page.
  • OSHA, electricity and tree care. OSHA's tree care page lists pamphlet 3861, dated 2016, with a Spanish version. Read it at the Spanish edition of pamphlet 3861.
  • OSHA, falls and falling objects. The hazard bulletin on falls and falling object hazards in tree care has a Spanish edition numbered 3740. Read it at the Spanish hazard bulletin 3740.
  • OSHA, Spanish-language compliance assistance. This OSHA page gathers its Spanish material, including a Spanish newsletter, publications by language, English and Spanish dictionaries and videos in Spanish. Read it at the OSHA Spanish-language compliance assistance page.
  • OSHA, tree care industry page. The main OSHA page for tree care offers an automatic Spanish translation of the page and links the Spanish editions named above. Read it at the OSHA tree care industry page.

Exams and training

  • Asociación Colombiana de Arboricultura. The Colombian arboriculture association's site is in Spanish and says it is organizing educational sessions for its 2025 agenda. Read it at the association's home page.
  • Asociación Española de Arboricultura. The Spanish association's site is in Spanish and lists talks, online workshops, its Encuentros de Arboricultura meeting in Valencia in 2026 and European Tree Worker certification in 2026. Read it at the Spanish association's home page.
  • Asociación Mexicana de Arboricultura. The Mexican association's site is in Spanish and carries a catalogue of its members certified by ISA. Read it at the Mexican association's home page.
  • ISA, exam languages. ISA's common questions page says the Certified Arborist exam is also offered in Spanish and the Certified Tree Climber exam is too. Read it at the ISA common questions page. The detail is in the answer on taking the ISA exam in Spanish.
  • ISA, Aerial Lift Specialist application guide. ISA's types of credentials page links the application guide for the Certified Tree Worker Aerial Lift Specialist credential as a Spanish PDF. Read it at the ISA types of credentials page.
  • ISA, Z133-2026. ISA says the Z133-2026 safety and health requirements standard is available in English and Spanish, with a free PDF for individual use. Read it at the ISA release on Z133-2026.
  • ISA, Managing Trees During Construction. ISA says this best management practices publication, third edition, is available in Spanish in print and digital formats. Read it at the ISA announcement.
  • ISA Western Chapter, Spanish committee. This site is written by volunteers of the ISA Western Chapter's Spanish-language committee for Latino and Hispanic tree workers, and describes classes and events. Read it at the committee's site.
  • Sociedad Chilena de Arboricultura. The Chilean society's site is in Spanish and says it trains, certifies and connects people who work with urban trees. Read it at the society's home page.
  • TCIA, Tree Care Academy. The Tree Care Industry Association lists Spanish editions of its Tree Care Safety Specialist, Crane Operations Specialist, Crew Leader Specialist, Plant Health Care Technician and Aerial Lift Rescuer courses. Read it at the Tree Care Academy page.

Tree care for owners

  • ISA, Trees Are Good. The Trees Are Good site holds 16 tree owner brochures in Spanish, on topics such as planting, pruning, mulch and hiring an arborist, and points to the Asociación Española de Arboricultura for more information. This list reports what the site says and is not advice about any tree. Read it at the Spanish brochure page.

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