Description:
Workshop Description:
Electricity is a serious and widespread hazard to arborists. In fact, electricity causes about 30 percent of all fatalities in the tree care industry, making it the leading cause of worker fatalities.
Since even a street lamp circuit or phone line can be energized with enough voltage to kill, almost all arborists in the field have at least some exposure to this hazard. In fact, workers don't even have to touch a wire to be electrocuted - about half of all electrocution fatalities are the result of indirect contact. Tree branches and other conductive objects are an ever-present threat for the industry.
All arborists must be trained to recognize and avoid these electrical hazards. Qualified line-clearance arborists must have additional knowledge about electrical hazards and the special techniques used to work safely near electrical conductors.
Instructor:
Dr. John Ball, CTSP
Dr. Ball is a Professor of Forestry at South Dakota State University where he instructs courses in arboriculture and forestry. He also instructs course at SDSU for emergency medical technicians and is also an instructor for pre-hospital trauma life support. He also has worked in the line clearing industry and serves as a campus arborist.
Eligibility:
Full- or part-time commercial tree care company employees and owners. Unemployed workers who want to work in the industry.
Public employees are not eligible per OSHA Guidelines. Students must be working for a private tree care company to be eligible to attend.
Registration:
http://isarmc.org/meetinginfo.php?id=43&ts=1525207506