The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) seeks members and nonmembers to take its 2018 Safety Benchmark Survey. The deadline is Aug. 17. Participants will receive a free electronic copy of the report, which is expected to be complete by early fall. Landscape professionals complete a PDF or Excel version of the survey, which requests information including your Experience Modification Rate,... read more
The following is a Spanish version of SafetyWatch from the March 2018 issue of Landscape Management. It discusses lockout/tag-out procedures. Click here for the original SafetyWatch in English or see page 16 of the magazine. Los procedimientos de cierre y etiquetado Es importante que las compañías implementen y ejecuten los procedimientos de cierre y etiquetado. Estos procedimientos son necesarios cuando... read more
The following is a Spanish version of SafetyWatch for the February 2018 issue of Landscape Management. It discusses how to use the rolling stop when plowing. Click here for the original SafetyWatch in English or see page 18 of the magazine. Evitar detener el tractor completamente cuando remueves la nieve Una técnica clave a considerar cuando se remueve la nieve es no detener... read more
The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) announced the recipients of this year’s Safety Recognition Awards. NALP’s Safety Recognition Awards are open to the entire industry and acknowledge companies that consistently demonstrate their commitment to safety. This year, 263 recipients were awarded for the performance period from Jan. 1, 2016, through Dec. 31, 2016. Award categories include “No Vehicle Accidents,” “No Injuries or... read more
A host of serious incidents can happen when landscape trucks and trailers are improperly parked in or near roadways, the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) says. In light of a recent wrongful death judgement against BrightView, LM reached out to the association for safety tips. Here is some guidance offered by the NALP, which noted it knows nothing about... read more
The Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) recorded 153 tree care-related occupational incidents in calendar year 2016. Ninety-two of them were fatal, compared with 79 in 2013, 81 in 2014 and 87 in 2015. The association compiles this data from media accounts of accidents. Less “newsworthy” accidents are less likely to be recorded, TCIA says. TCIA defines an incident as “occupational”... read more
