A tree service

A tree service in Seattle, Washington. Video taken November 12, 2009.

Climber pruning small Cherry Tree while wearing spurs, rope slack hanging below his feet, operating chainsaw one-handed without hardhat or eye protection. No hardhats or glasses on ground crew. Crew stayed late, chipping brush in the dark. No name on truck, owner listed as employee of another tree service. Spoke with someone on the phone who claims crew always wears full safety gear, and never prunes while wearing spurs.

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Education

[MichaelOxman]

Arborists cannot all be monitored for safety at all times. The solution is that if ANYONE present notices a safety issue, it should be brought up immediately. The work needs to stop and a solution to the safety problem must be found.

The tree care industry is sprawling. The crews would certainly agree that safety precautions need to be used if safety is the top priority. It is the responsibility of all of us to bring up infractions of safety rules.

[joshuarugg]

oh and why would a guy even be allowed to be put into the tree if he one hands a chains and also no hard hat and no eye wear. WTF guys asking to be killed

[joshuarugg]

spuring on a pruning job WTF. but i do understand becuase ALOT of climbers here in hawaii use spurs and that is a BIG NO NO. if you ask me it takes more guts to use your climbing line and laynard to move around in the tree. spurring makes it easier but harms the tree. prolly a pussy footed wanna be climber who doesn't trust his gear and has no prior knowledge to using a climbing line. :)

[WildernessTree]

One handed a saw? BFD if you can control it

[Bodean5]

Nice Truck and Chipper.

[boydb56]

BFD.

[rrrringer1]

I agree 100%

[joonert]

Hogwash, yur azz is busted! big time!

[rrrringer1]

In this video, a newly hired climber uses spurs to remove a large lead from a Cherry tree, and unfortunately keeps them on as he prunes the rest of the tree. My foreman corrected his behavior on-site, and it will never happen again. Our crew policies stress the importance of safety, quality tree work, and customer service, following ANSI Z133.1 and ANSI A300 safety and pruning standards.