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How I Do It: Inside a Gold Safety Award Winner’s Operations
At Duke’s Landscape Management, safety has always been a number one priority for owner Eric Cross.Based in Hackettstown, New Jersey, Duke’s provides commercial landscape maintenance, commercial snow...
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Safety Case Study: A Look at Environmental Enhancements, Inc.’s Safety Program
Photo: Environmental Enhancements, Inc. At Environmental Enhancements, Inc., a landscaping company based in Sterling, Virginia, a robust safety program is helping to keep all team members safe. HR...
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Best Practices for Safety
In the landscaping industry, we must take safety seriously. The last thing any landscape business owner wants to face is an injury or an accident. So often, these errors can be prevented with proper...
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Landscape Safety: Preventing the Most Common Hazards
Creating a safety culture requires a concerted effort from the top down to those in the field. Training employees from day one safe operating procedures can reduce many common accidents from...
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Green Lawn Fertilizing Offers Employees Free Truck as a Safety Incentive
Photo: Green Lawn Fertilizing It’s easy to say safety matters at your company but implementing safety programs that are effective is another matter.In the case of Green Lawn Fertilizing, based in West...
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Factors Causing Mulch Fires
Spring mulching season has been well underway over the past month or so. Your customers appreciate a good quality mulch that improves the overall look of their home’s landscape. But keep in mind...
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Safety Culture: Reporting Accidents in a Timely Manner
Accidents happen but how you respond can affect insurance premiums and how quickly your employee is back to feeling 100 percent.“Getting information to your Workers’ Compensation claims handler as...
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Landscape Companies Can Benefit From a Mobility and Stretch Routine
Implementing a mobility and stretch routine at your company can help your business and employees on a number of different levels. Body activation Starting the day off with a mobility and stretch...
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Landscape Safety: Preventing Heat-Related Illnesses
Working in the heat of summer can cause lawn and landscape workers to become sick from occupational heat exposure if proper preventative measures are not taken. There are a range of heat-related...
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New NIOSH Study Shows Increase in Serious Injuries in the Landscape Industry
A recent study based on workers’ compensation data from Ohio and other states identified common factors leading to injuries and illnesses in the landscaping services industry.Researchers with NIOSH...
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Putting a “Stop” to Harsh Braking
Guest Content It’s Brake Safety Week, an annual event organized by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) to raise awareness among fleets of the importance of diligent brake maintenance. This...
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Ladders and Safety
Do you know someone who has fallen off a ladder? Did it happen on one of your jobs? Was it you? Was there an injury? Perhaps it has never happened to you and you have only heard about it while...
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How I Do It: Maintaining a Safety Culture Across the Country
Photo: Aspen Grove Landscape Companies Aspen Grove Landscape Companies services a number of commercial clients across the U.S. through their family of regional landscape companies located in various...
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Tree Care: Arborist Safety Tips
Tree work can seem like a natural addition to your existing services, especially if clients are requesting it. However, tree care work can be dangerous and should only be conducted by well-trained...
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Business Smarts: Preparing for Rising Workers’ Comp Costs
Inflation isn’t just affecting the price of materials and employees’ wages. It is also predicted to impact workers’ comp costs as rising expenses are impacting it on several different...
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How I Do It: Creating an Engaging Safety Culture
Photo: Monarch Landscape Management Monarch Landscape Management, based in Houston, Texas, sends out 180 employees into the field every day. Because their staff is their biggest asset, Monarch works...
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Safety Culture: Creating A Strong Return to Work Program
Having a strong return to work program at your company is always a good idea, but with workers’ comp costs predicted to rise in the near future, this practice is even more pertinent.A return to work...
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OSHA Initiates Enforcement Program for Completion of OSHA Forms 300, 301 and...
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed amendments to its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulations. OSHA released the...
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Recommended Practices for Preventing Heat Illnesses
Photo: Aiello Landscape In October 2021, OSHA issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) for heat injury and illness prevention in outdoor and indoor work settings. The ANPRM cites a high...
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Technically Speaking: Identifying and Avoiding Poisonous Plants
Landscape crews are far more likely to encounter poisonous plants than the general population so it’s important they know how to identify and reduce their exposure to them.According to OSHA, 85...
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