What safety regulators and standards bodies say about tree work: protective gear, aerial rescue, first aid, electrical hazards, work zones and the paperwork on site.
96 pages in this topic. Each guide names its sources and the date they were read.
Helmet, face shield, hearing protection, chainsaw pants or chaps, boots and gloves: what the official sources in each country say about each item, and which standards they name.
The standards behind cut-resistant chainsaw clothing, boots and gloves, what the official pages say about them, and which standard each country's rules point to.
What the official sources in each country say a work helmet must meet, what the types, classes and optional marks mean as regulators and standards bodies describe them, and what they say about chin straps and replacement.
What OSHA, CCOHS, WorkSafeBC and the New Zealand arboriculture code list for looking over a work helmet before use, when it leaves service, and how it is stored.
The standards that regulators name for eye, face and hearing protection in each country, what their labels and ratings mean as official pages describe them, and the noise values the rules set.
HSE, CCOHS and WorkSafe Western Australia each print a list of checks for a petrol saw before it starts and while it works.
A table of what the OSHA logging standard, WorkSafeBC, HSE, the Irish HSA, SafeWork NSW, WorkSafe Victoria and WorkSafe New Zealand say about distances around a felling, escape routes, hung trees and weather, with a page for each place that has enough of its own facts.
How OSHA, HSE, the Irish HSA, WorkSafe New Zealand, SafeWork NSW and WorkSafeBC define and treat a tree that has not reached the ground: who stays clear, what is marked, how winch and machine pages describe signals, and what Irish leaflet 302 lists as things not done.
How OSHA defines a spring pole and sets a distance for cutting one, and what Scottish Forestry, the Irish HSA, WorkSafe New Zealand and SafeWork NSW say about windthrown trees and cuts into wood under tension or compression.
What regulators in the United States, New South Wales, Great Britain, New Zealand and British Columbia say about being struck by falling trees, limbs, tools and rigging loads in tree work.
Aerial rescue means getting an injured or trapped climber down from a tree.
Number, Ofqual reference, hours, entry, assessment time and unit content for the Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Climbing Trees and Aerial Rescue, plus how Lantra Awards words its own Level 3 climbing and rescue award.
What OSHA 1910.38 and the regulators in Alberta, British Columbia, Great Britain, Ireland, New South Wales and New Zealand list as the contents of an emergency plan, with the source for each.
A side-by-side table of the seven Lantra Awards Level 3 aerial arboriculture awards, with Ofqual numbers, hours, credits and the prerequisites each specification names.
What OSHA 1910.38 and the regulators in Alberta, British Columbia, Great Britain, Ireland, New South Wales and New Zealand list as the contents of an emergency plan, with the source for each.
The fields WorkSafeBC names for a documented tree-climbing plan, each attributed to the regulation, with the planning lists of SafeWork NSW, HSE and WorkSafe New Zealand set beside them.
What regulators in Great Britain, New South Wales, British Columbia, Alberta and New Zealand say about lone and isolated work in tree work, and the contact systems they name.
Chainsaw recalls and safety notices from the CPSC in the United States, Health Canada and the UK product safety list, newest first, with each register's read date and a link to every notice.
Recalls and safety notices for chippers, chipper shredders, log splitters and pole saws from the CPSC, Health Canada and the UK product safety list, newest first.
Number, Ofqual reference, hours, grading, unit content and examination intervals for the Level 3 Certificate of Competence in Thorough Examination of Arboricultural Equipment, plus how Lantra Awards words its own thorough examination award.
Recalls and safety notices for harnesses, connectors, ropes, descenders, lanyards and hard hats from the CPSC, Health Canada and the UK product safety list, newest first.
The fields that Schedule 1 of the British lifting equipment regulations lists for a thorough examination report, with what WorkSafeBC and the SafeWork NSW code say about inspection records for climbing gear and lifts.
Who inspects climbing, rigging and fall protection gear, how often, and what record is kept, as each country's rules and official pages state it.
What OSHA publication 3861 and the HSE power lines page and case study cover for tree crews working near live lines, with links to each publication.
What official pages in each country say about who may work on trees near energised lines, what training or authorisation they name, and where the distances are written down.
Most of the official safety reading for tree work costs nothing.
The fields OSHA names for a job hazard analysis form and for the written certification of a PPE hazard assessment, each field attributed to the OSHA publication or rule it comes from.
OSHA has no rule written for tree care, so its tree care page and 2021 inspection memo point to general industry standards.
A matrix of protective items for tree work (helmet, eye and face, hearing, chainsaw legs and boots, gloves, hi-vis, harness) across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, naming the standard each regulator points to.
What each regulator or statute says about a worker refusing or stopping work that is unsafe: the thresholds, the steps, and who is told.
Each of the five countries covers tree work through a different mix of law, regulator guidance and industry standards.
The fields that OSHA lists for a training certification record in logging and lockout work, what WorkSafeBC says about faller training records and what SafeWork NSW and HSE say, with the places that name no fields marked as such.
National pages only go so far.
What OSHA publication 3861 and the HSE power lines page and case study cover for tree crews working near live lines, with links to each publication.
How the HSE page of tree work case studies is set out, the five themes it covers and what HSE says should follow from each, with the links to HSE's fuller pages.
The fields named on OSHA Form 301, in WorkSafeBC's four employer incident investigation reports and on HSE's adverse event form, each credited to the form or page that names it.
The subjects OSHA's job briefing rule names for line-clearance tree trimming, each attributed to the paragraph, with what HSE and WorkSafe New Zealand say about briefing the crew.
The fields OSHA names for a job hazard analysis form and for the written certification of a PPE hazard assessment, each field attributed to the OSHA publication or rule it comes from.
How OSHA groups the NIOSH fatality investigation reports it lists for tree care, with the report pages already on this site and what the program says about its reports.
What OSHA publication 3940, a one-page sheet for tree care crews, covers in its five columns, with the prevention tips as OSHA lists them and the link to the sheet.
Which body hears about a serious work injury, within what time, and what records follow, as the official pages state it for each of the five countries.
What the 2020 SafeWork NSW incident information release on four serious tree work incidents says, grouped by hazard, with its safety information points and where they sit in the tree works code.
How the SafeWork NSW guide to trailer-mounted hand-fed wood chippers is laid out, what each chapter says about guards, stops, roles, work zones, training and maintenance, with one HSE sheet beside it.
Which written records the law or a regulator asks for around tree work, and who they apply to, country by country.
The fields that OSHA lists for a training certification record in logging and lockout work, what WorkSafeBC says about faller training records and what SafeWork NSW and HSE say, with the places that name no fields marked as such.
A table of tree work fatality reports published by the United States FACE program, the Health and Safety Executive and WorkSafeBC, with the type of incident and the factors each report lists.
What regulators in British Columbia, New South Wales, New Zealand, Great Britain and the United States say about assessing, climbing and felling dead, decayed and compromised trees, with the sections to read.
What regulators in Great Britain, New South Wales, British Columbia, New Zealand and the United States say about falls from height in tree work, with the figures and limits each page states.
The fields WorkSafeBC names for a documented tree-climbing plan, each attributed to the regulation, with the planning lists of SafeWork NSW, HSE and WorkSafe New Zealand set beside them.
What regulators in Great Britain, New South Wales, British Columbia, Alberta and New Zealand say about lone and isolated work in tree work, and the contact systems they name.
Wood chippers and stump grinders show up in official fatality reports and in regulator leaflets in every one of the five countries.
How the codes and regulators in New South Wales, New Zealand, Great Britain, British Columbia and the United States describe drop zones, exclusion zones, ground crew positions and the commands between climber and ground.
Street-tree and utility crews often work on or beside live roads.
What regulators in the United States, New South Wales, Great Britain, New Zealand and British Columbia say about being struck by falling trees, limbs, tools and rigging loads in tree work.
What regulators in New South Wales, New Zealand, Great Britain and the United States say about traffic, pedestrians and road authorities when tree work is beside or over a road.
What official pages say about operator training, licences and inspection for bucket trucks and elevating work platforms used in tree work, country by country.
What SafeWork NSW, WorkSafeBC and NIOSH say about bees, wasps, ants, spiders, snakes and allergic reaction for tree workers, with the places that publish nothing marked as such.
Every country in this guide has a locate service for buried cables and pipes, and the regulator leaflets for stump grinding point to them.
What the SafeWork NSW tree works code, HSE and WorkSafe New Zealand say about fatigue, with the New South Wales code's section on psychosocial hazards.
What regulators in New South Wales, New Zealand and the United States say about fuel containers, refuelling, extinguishers and fire risk in tree work.
A side by side of the outdoor heat rules that official sources describe for the United States and the states that have their own, with the temperature triggers, water, shade and rest requirements as each rule words them.
Falls and cuts get the attention, but the slower hazards of working outside add up too.
What regulators in New South Wales, New Zealand, Great Britain and the United States say about traffic, pedestrians and road authorities when tree work is beside or over a road.