Safety and Equipment Maintenance

The following criteria have been meet by all staff at Woodland Tree Service. The tree care industry is a very demanding field and requires the utmost scrutiny of safety and equipment maintenance.

Daily equipment inspections done by crew supervisors. Periodic inspections done by outside authorities including Tennessee State Director of the International Society of Arboriculture, Chairman of Southern Chapter of ISA Tree Climbing, and Chairman of TN State Tree Climbing Competition to insure all safety equipment is up to OSHA and ANSI standards.

As of August 1, 2007 the staff at Woodland Tree Service holds the following credentials:

(4) International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborists

(9) Level 3 Certified Climbers all are proficient in the following categories:
· First Aid and CPR
· Personal Protective Equipment
· Equipment Safety and Operation
· Grinding and chipping operations
· Chain Saw Safety
· Rigging
· Climber Safety
· Knots and Rope Tying
· Aerial Rescue Training
· Flagger Training

(4) Level 3 climbers have also obtained power line training certificates as well as all of the above proficiencies.

(3) Level 3 Certified Ground Workers all are proficient in the following categories:
· First Aid and CPR
· Personal Protective Equipment
· Equipment Safety and Operation
· Grinding and chipping operations
· Chain Saw Safety
· Rigging
· Knots and Rope Tying
· Aerial Rescue Training
· Flagger Training

(2) Full time mechanics on staff for daily equipment inspection and maintenance