The OSHA and TCIA Alliance will focus on reducing and preventing exposure to
safety and health issues related to tree removal and electrical, falls, and struck-by hazards. The
Alliance's goals include:
Outreach and communication:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and
prevention of workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in developing ways of communicating
such information (e.g. print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA's and the
TCIA's Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or TCIA's conferences, local meetings or other events such
as TCI EXPO, Certified Treecare Safety Professional Workshops, Career Days, and the Winter
Management Conference.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding
TCIA's best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through outreach by TCIA and
through OSHA- or TCIA-developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures
(or any other applicable forum).
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on treecare industry
hazards that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
- Encourage TCIA's members to build relationships with OSHA's Regional and Area Offices to
address health and safety issues.
Promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:
- Develop and disseminate case studies illustrating the business value of safety and health and
publicize their results.
- Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings on tree
care industry issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on
safety and health issues.
Milestones and Successes
Related Documents
Alliance Agreements
Alliance Annual Reports
Alliance News Releases
Activities and Events
- May 4-10, 2008:
2008 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. Tree Care Industry
Association and a number of other Alliance Program participants supported 2008 NAOSH Week, "Safety
is Good Business." Sponsored annually by the American Society of Safety Engineers and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, the
Week focuses on the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the workplace.
- November 8-10, 2007: TCI EXPO 2007 Trade Show and Conference, Hartford, Connecticut.
- Thomas G. Hozebin, Occupational Safety and Health Manager, Connecticut Department of Labor,
Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CONN-OSHA); and John S. Able, Occupational Safety
Training Specialist, CONN-OSHA, staffed an Alliance Program exhibit booth.
- September 19-20, 2007: TCIA Certified Tree Care Program, Wingate Inn Baltimore Washington
International Airport, Linthicum Heights, Maryland.
- September 20, 2007: Robert Swick, Program Analyst, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances,
Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs, USDOL-OSHA presented an Alliance Update to 20 tree
care professionals.
- August 22, 2007: Certified Treecare Safety Professional Workshop, San Jose, California.
- Peter Gerstenberger, Vice President, TCIA, presented an Alliance Update to 32 tree care
professionals.
- March 30, 2007: OSHA's Region I Safety Summit, Newport, Rhode Island.
- Peter Gerstenberger, Vice President, TCIA, presented "Hazards Faced in the Arboriculture
Industry" to 90 members of OSHA's staff.
- March 28, 2007: OSHA's Region I Safety Summit, Portland, Maine.
- Peter Gerstenberger, Vice President, TCIA, presented "Hazards Faced in the Arboriculture
Industry" to 50 members of OSHA's staff.
- March 21, 2007: Certified Treecare Safety Professional Workshop, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
- Peter Gerstenberger, Vice President, TCIA, presented an Alliance Update to 26 tree care
professionals.
- March 15, 2007: Certified Treecare Safety Professional Workshop, Chicago, Illinois.
- Peter Gerstenberger, Vice President, TCIA, presented an Alliance Update to 26 tree care
professionals.
- February 22, 2007: Certified Treecare Safety Professional Workshop, Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Peter Gerstenberger, Vice President, TCIA, presented an Alliance Update to 12 tree care
professionals.
- December 13, 2006: Certified Treecare Safety Professional Workshop, Cleveland, Ohio.
- Peter Gerstenberger, Vice President, TCIA, presented an Alliance Update to 12 tree care
professionals.
- November 29, 2006: Certified Treecare Safety Professional Workshop, Hartford, Connecticut.
- Peter Gerstenberger, Vice President, TCIA, presented an Alliance Update to 12 tree care
professionals.
- November 9-10, 2006: TCI EXPO 2006 Trade Show and Conference, Baltimore, Maryland.
- November 10, 2006: Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation
"OSHA's Alliance Program." Following his speech, Mr. Foulke signed the OSHA and TCIA Alliance
agreement.
Products and Resources
Alliance Program Participant Developed Products
- Fact Sheet: Lyme Disease [PDF
- 101 KB]. Through the OSHA and TCIA Alliance, TCIA developed "Fact Sheet: Lyme Disease." The Fact
Sheet addresses issues associated with Lyme disease, including its symptoms and treatment options
and tick bite prevention and control. (2008, July)
- QuickCard: Chipper Winches [PDF
- 48 KB]. Through the OSHA and TCIA Alliance, TCIA developed "Quick Card: Chipper Winches." The
Quick Card addresses the potential hazards and risks and safe work practices regarding operating
chipper winches. (2008, July)
- QuickCard: Hydraulic Dump Body Safety Tips [PDF
- 80 KB]. Through the OSHA and TCIA Alliance, TCIA developed "Quick Card: Hydraulic Dump Body
Safety Tips." The Quick Card addresses potential hazards and risks and safe work practices
regarding operating truck-mounted hydraulic dump bodies. (2008, July)
- QuickCard: Lyme Disease [PDF
- 58 KB]. the OSHA and TCIA Alliance, TCIA developed "Quick Card: Lyme Disease." The Quick Card
addresses preventing tick bites and identifying Lyme disease. (2008, July)
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