Safety: Page 47

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Avoiding Fall-related Injuries
With green roofs growing in popularity, landscape contractors should take advantage of NIOSH and OSHA resources to ensure proper safety training to prevent potentially fatal falls on landscape jobsites.
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Landscape Business Strategies That Work
Smart Companies gather in Chicago for a strategic planning meeting to help identify best practices landscape contractors can use to succeed in a changing economy.
At the Smart Companies Face-to-Face Tour events, participants break into groups to help dissect and improve a variety of work processes.
Industry Updates
On the Cutting Edge
Tampa-based landscape contractor The Landcare Group has made a good career of lawn maintenance by focusing on innovation.
The Landcare team (left to right): Office manager Linda Yochim; V.P. of sales, marketing and client relations Jerry Roque; company president K.C. Fisher; general manager Richard Ellis; and chief financial officer Debra Morgan. Missing is administrative assistant Kelley Sadlowski.
Industry Updates
Beware of the Air
A variety of tasks performed by landscape contractors may generate crystalline silica dust, which could lead to the respiratory disease known as silicosis.
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Master of One
SquareStack
Cincinnati contractor applies systems learned in landscape maintenance to increase sales in his newly focused residential lawn care company.
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Logger's Helmets
Elvex Corp.
Logger's Helmets Offer Head, Face and Hearing Protection
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4X4 Sport Safety Eyewear
Gateway Safety
Offers UV-A and UV-B Protection, Plus Extreme Impact Protection
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Industry Updates
How To Make Safety Top Priority in Your Company
As one of the most injury-prone occupations, safety at work takes on even greater importance in landscape maintenance companies.
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Clear Path to Prosperity
Illinois-based Dinkelman Landscaping has aggressively grown its company by taking advantage of the backyard living craze, and building quite a reputation for right of way maintenance.
In front are owners Terry Dinkelman Sr. and wife Sheila. In back (left to right) are children Terry Dinkelman Jr., Mary Huston and Shawn Watts.
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Orange Going Green in Oregon
Oregon contractor is cashing in on the increase in environmental awareness by offering sustainable landscaping.
Company president Bob Grover sees himself as both an environmentalist and pragmatist.
Industry Updates
Avoid Electrical-Related Deaths
Here are some tips to help your workers avoid electrical-related deaths and other landscaping injuries.
Tree care work presents many electrical hazards. Be sure to keep all tools and equipment at least 10 feet away from overhead power lines. (Photo courtesy of Barbara Mulhern and Wachtel Tree Science & Service.)
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Veratti Ear Muff
Encon Safety Products
Comfort All Day Long
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