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Landscape and horticultural services can be separated into three
main segments and each area must comply with both the general industry standards
(29
CFR 1910) and the construction industry standards
(29
CFR 1926) depending upon the activity being performed.
SIC
Code 0781 - Landscape Counseling and Planning. Describes establishments primarily engaged in
landscape planning and in performing landscape, architectural and counseling
services, including:
- Garden planning
- Horticultural advisory or counseling services
- Landscape architects
- Landscape counseling
- Landscape planning
Frequently Cited Standards
The following standards, in order, were the most frequently cited by Federal OSHA from October 2006 through September 2007, in Landscape Counseling and Planning Industry Group
(SIC
Code 0781).
- 1910.67, Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms
- 1926.651,
Specific excavation requirements
- 1910.132, Personal protective equipment [related topic page]
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Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, often referred to as the General Duty
Clause, requires employers to "furnish to each of his employees employment and
a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing
or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees". This
section may be used to cite hazards for which there are no specific standards,
such as ergonomics. [related
topic page]
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1904.1, Partial exemption for employers with 10 or fewer employees
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1910.333, Selection and use of work practices
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1926.21, Safety training and education
- 1926.100,
Head protection
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1926.404, Wiring design and protection [related
topic page]
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1926.652, Requirements for protective systems [related
topic page]
NAICS Codes
SIC
Code 0782 - Lawn and Garden Services. Describes establishments primarily engaged in performing a
variety of lawn and garden services including:
- Bermuda sprigging services
- Cemetery upkeep, independent
- Garden maintenance
- Garden planting
- Lawn care
- Lawn fertilizing services
- Lawn mowing services
- Lawn mulching services
- Lawn seeding services
- Lawn spraying services
- Lawn sprigging services
- Mowing highway center strips and edges
- Seeding highway strips
- Sod laying
- Turf installation, except artificial
[Establishments primarily engaged in the installation of
artificial turf are classified in Construction Industry, Special Trade
Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified
(SIC 1799)].
Frequently Cited Standards
The following standards, in order, were the most frequently cited by Federal OSHA from October 2006 through September 2007, in Lawn and Garden Services Industry Group
(SIC
Code 0782).
-
1910.1200, Hazard communication [related topic page]
- 1910.132,
Personal protective equipment [related topic page]
-
Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, often referred to as the General Duty
Clause, requires employers to "furnish to each of his employees employment and
a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing
or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees". This
section may be used to cite hazards for which there are no specific standards,
such as ergonomics. [related
topic page]
- 1910.133, Eye and face protection [related topic page]
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1910.212, General requirements for all machines
- 1910.134,
Respiratory protection [related topic page]
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1910.178, Powered industrial trucks [related
topics page]
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1910.219, Mechanical power-transmission apparatus [related topic page]
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1910.305, Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment [related topic page]
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1910.95, Occupational exposure to noise [related
topic page]
NAICS Codes
SIC
Code 0783 - Ornamental Shrub and Tree Service. Describes establishments primarily engaged in
performing a variety of ornamental shrub and tree services, including:
- Arborist services
- Ornamental bush planting, pruning, bracing, spraying, removal
- Ornamental tree planting, pruning, bracing, spraying, removal, and
- Tree trimming for public utility lines
- Trees, ornamental: planting, pruning, bracing, spraying, removal, and
- Utility line tree trimming services
[Establishments primarily engaged in forestry services are
classified in Major Group 08. Those primarily engaged in performing shrub
and tree services for farm crops are classified in Crop Planting,
Cultivating, and Protecting (SIC 0721)].
Frequently Cited Standards
The following standards, in order, were the most frequently cited by Federal OSHA from October 2006 through September 2007, in Ornamental Shrub and Tree Services Industry Group
(SIC
Code 0783).
- 1910.67,
Vehicle-mounted elevating/rotating work platforms
- 1910.266, Logging
operations [related topic page]
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1910.135, Head protection [related topic page]
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1910.132, Personal protective equipment [related topic page]
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1910.133, Eye and face protection [related topic page]
-
Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, often referred to as the General Duty
Clause, requires employers to "furnish to each of his employees employment and
a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing
or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees". This
section may be used to cite hazards for which there are no specific standards,
such as ergonomics. [related
topic page]
- 1910.1200,
Hazard communication [related topic page]
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1910.269, Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution [related topic page]
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1926.550, Cranes and derricks [related
topics page]
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1910.333, Selection and use of work practices
NAICS Codes
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