{"id":65,"date":"2015-02-26T21:13:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T21:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.arborist.com\/?p=65"},"modified":"2024-09-17T21:14:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T21:14:13","slug":"occupational-tree-care-accidents-in-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.arborist.com\/index.php\/2015\/02\/26\/occupational-tree-care-accidents-in-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Occupational Tree Care Accidents in 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\"\"The Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) reviewed 126 occupational tree care accidents reported by the media, OSHA and industry colleagues in 2014. Of these, 81 were fatal. The median age of the victim for all incidents was 42.Further analysis revealed trends seen in previous years: Monday is still statistically the most dangerous day of the week for tree care professionals, with Friday ranking second. \u201cIt is reasonable to assume that so-called \u2018critical error\u2019 behaviors \u2013 such as mind-not-on-task or eyes-not-on-task \u2013 are more prevalent on these days,\u201d says Peter Gerstenberger, TCIA\u2019s senior advisor for safety, standards and compliance.A more influential factor, however, is association membership: A disproportionate number of these incidents were experienced by arborists working for companies who are not members of TCIA. (Chart A<\/strong>)\u201cTree care companies with no professional affiliation, such as TCIA, may not have the resources or motives to incorporate safety training on the jobsite,\u201d explains Gerstenberger. \u201cFurthermore, TCIA has found ignorance or lack of training to be a factor in many of these incidents.\u201d\"\"This assertion is supported by Chart B<\/strong>, which shows how preventable many of these fatal incidents were and catalogues them by exposure types.For example, in eight of the reported 12 electrocution incidents, plus the electric shock\/burn incident, the victims were using aluminum ladders and\/or conductive tools at the time of the incident. In eight of the 25 falls, the victims were clearly not secured. In the palm trimming deaths, the climbers were secured to the trunk below the frond skirts, a technique that has been widely publicized for years as being fraught with risk.\u201cIt seems clear to us that the practitioners most in need of improved knowledge and training are also the least inclined to seek out training opportunities,\u201d says Gerstenberger. \u201cAs such, it is our responsibility as an association and industry to facilitate safety training opportunities for tree care professionals who need it the most.\u201dArborist Safety Training Institute<\/strong> The Arborist Safety Training Institute (ASTI), launched by the Tree Care Industry Association Foundation (TCIAF), seeks to fulfill this responsibility by providing quality, local and affordable safety training to working arborists. ASTI will provide grants for safety training to minimize consequent deaths and injuries, and promote overall workforce safety that is critical for the tree care industry. Learn more about ASTI at TCIA.org\/Foundation\/ASTI<\/a> or contact Sarah Winslow at (603)-314-5380 or asti@tcia.org.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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