Personal Safety
Information on personal safety when dealing with trees and shrubs, including an arborist short course, inspecting trees for hazards, becoming familiar with heat illness symptoms and reading pesticide labels.
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Online Courses$19.00
Landscaping Safety: Pesticides
Sections 6Length 4 hoursLearn about pesticide labels, regulations, and application. Follow procedures for storage, spills, emergencies, and safety precautions. Earn PCH credits. -
Online Courses$19.00
Landscaping Safety: Emergency Preparedness and First Aid Basics
Sections 3Length 1 hourLearn how to plan and prepare for signs of and basic responses to common medical emergencies on landscape job sites. -
NewsA Shortage of Respirators May Impact Your Operation – What to Do?
Date Posted 4/8/2020Having trouble finding the required PPE for your pesticide application? Read about the latest guidance from our Pesticide Education Program. -
NewsCoronavirus Best Management Practices for the Green Industry
Date Posted 3/15/2020The novel coronavirus (COVID-19), has impacted Americans and our world partners significantly. -
ArticlesSeguridad en el rancho: Equipo de Protección Personal
¿Cuándo necesita una calcomanía de movimiento lento (un triángulo anaranjado) nueva para su vehículo, lentes de protección o una cubierta protectora para la toma de fuerza (TDF o PTO - power take off en inglés), a donde va para conseguirlos? -
ArticlesOrchard Safety: Questions About Personal Protective Equipment?
When you need to get a new SMV (slow moving vehicle) emblem, safety glasses or a power take-off (PTO) shield, where do you go? If you have a local resource for these things, that is great. -
ArticlesBecome Familiar with Heat Illness Symptoms
When summer temperatures climb, it is extremely important that employers and workers become familiar with the signs, symptoms, and dangers of heat illness. -
ArticlesInspecting Trees For Hazards
A tree presents a hazard if a defective part poses a high risk, upon its structural failure, to cause personal injury or property damage.