Speakers: Dr. John Ball, CTSP, Professor, South Dakota State University and Tim Walsh, CTSP, Townsend Company
Arboricultural operations are one of the highest risk activities in the United States. Tree workers have a fatality rate 15 to 30 times higher than the all-industry average. They also suffer from a disproportionally high severe nonfatal rate compared to other industries. One means of reducing these high rates is for tree workers to follow the Z133 Safety Requirements for Arboricultural Operations. The new revision of the Z is now completed and there are many important changes in the new standard. Tim Walsh, VP of Safety and Training with Townsend Company LLC and John Ball, Professor of Forestry, South Dakota State University, will lead you through these changes from electrical hazards to training requirements and cover the incidents that adherence to the standard will reduce or prevent.