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Mowing & Maintenance
6 Steps to Lowering Worker Comp Costs
Use accurate numbers, be proactive with claims, ask for discounts
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Industry Updates
Isobutanol Fuel Blends Show Promise
Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI)
The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute has completed fuel testing on Briggs & Stratton small engines; results show that isobutanol blends don’t cause any irregular or unstable engine or performance issues.
Debris Handling
Wheeled Blower Safety Tips
Overview of safe push blower operation
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Safety
OPEI Announces New VP of Industry Affairs
Gerry Coons to oversee and manage ISO and ANSI standards work, along with regulatory relationships with EPA, CARB, CPSC, Health Canada and Canadian Provincial Authorities.
Mowing & Maintenance
How To Turn Employees Into Leaders
Tips from a crew worker turned company president
Joel Hafner, president of Fine Earth Landscape in Poolesville, MD
Mowing & Maintenance
How To Develop Trust Between Managers and Employees
Limit lecturing, listen to learn, and work smarter.
Mowing & Maintenance
Brush Chipper Safety Tips
Morbark, Inc.
Overview of safe operating procedures, safety gear
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Mowing & Maintenance
Chainsaw Safety Tips
Overview of safe operation and protective gear
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Lawn Care
OPEI Files Legal Challenge to E15 Misfueling Rule
Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI)
Challenges claims that EPA’s weak labeling effort is completely inadequate to protect consumers and avoid potential misfueling and damage to millions of legacy products not designed to run on an ethanol fuel higher than E10.
Mowing & Maintenance
Landscape Maintenance Mobile App Launched
New app from Horizon Distributors puts how-to and diagnostic information in the palm of a landscaper’s hand.
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Industry Updates
OPEI Names New CEO and President
Kris Kiser to succeed retiring president and CEO Bill Harley; Kiser was formerly the vice president and COO.
Kris Kiser, an attorney, is president and CEO of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) and the OPEI Education and Research Foundation. OPEI is an 84-member international trade association representing the engine, utility vehicle and outdoor power equipment manufacturing industry.
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Walbro Expands Multi-layer Fuel Tank Production Capabilities
More stringent evaporative emission standards fuel demand for new fuel tank technologies; Walbro expansions include Cass City, MI, plant upgrades.
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