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In this month's Reporter:

There's safety in numbers -
a collaberative approach to CTSP training

 


Congratulations to our recent CTSPs:

Brian Moffatt, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Burnaby BC
Ryan Senechal, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Victoria BC
Jack Heerman, CTSP Sunrise Tree Care Stamford CT
Dan Hennigar, CTSP Allan's Tree Service, LLC Guilford CT
Shawn Gleason, CTSP Connecticut Arborists, Inc. Monroe CT
Allan Poole, CTSP Allan's Tree Service, LLC Middlefield CT
Mark L. Ware, Sr., CTSP Kerns Brothers Wilmington DE
Jonathan McLaughlin, CTSP Tree Work Now LLC Deland FL
Jonathan Carlson, CTSP A Southern Tree Roswell GA
Mark Cunning, CTSP North American Tree Service, Inc. Loganville GA
Robert M. Fortner, CTSP Trees Plus Ltd. Roswell GA
Lisa Friend, CTSP Lee Friend's Tree Service Loganville GA
Nick Steward, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Tucker GA
Robert W. Hendricksen, CTSP Robert W. Hendricksen Co. Wheeling IL
Joshua A. Loewen, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Carmel IN
Michael Hickman, CTSP Tree Specialists, Inc. Holliston MA
Timothy D. Armstrong, CTSP Cedar Lawn Tree Service, Inc. Lancaster MA
Grant Perodeau, CTSP Cedar Lawn Tree Service, Inc. Ashland MA
Jeffrey LaCoy, CTSP C. L. Frank & Company Northampton MA
David Hawkins, CTSP Urban Forestry Solutions, Inc. Consulting Services/Contractor Pelham MA
Jose Guzman, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Gaithersburg MD
Bradley Seay, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Odenton MD
Martin L. Levine, CTSP Excel Tree Expert Co., Inc Jessup MD
Morgan Lisle, CTSP A & A Tree Experts, Inc. Pikesville MD
J. Randall Finn, CTSP Antietam Tree Service, Inc. Hagerstown MD
Nicholas Scaletta, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Gaithersburg MD
John W. Anna, Jr., CTSP Adirondack Tree Experts Beltsville MD
Vincent M. Chillemi, CTSP Adirondack Tree Experts Beltsville MD
Eric J. Harrison, CTSP Lucas Tree Expert Co., Inc. Palermo ME
Brad Daley, CTSP Lucas Tree Expert Co., Inc. Portland ME
Keith Byville, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Grand Rapids MI
Ryan Anderson, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Plymouth MN
Jason Rasmussen, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Plymouth MN
John Garavaglia, IV, CTSP Tree Away Tree Service O Fallon MO
Daniel Adkins, CTSP Southern Right of Way & Line Clearance Vancleave MS
Nicholas Maidment, CTSP Asheville Arborists Arden NC
Craig Fender, CTSP Asheville Arborists Arden NC
Lucas Beane, CTSP Lucas Tree Expert Co., Inc. Manchester NH
William C. Collins, CTSP Collins Tree Service, Inc. Hooksett NH
James M. Tatem, Jr., CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Hooksett NH
Bob Crawford, CTSP Crawford Tree Service, LLC Toms River NJ
Michael Falciola, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Denville NJ
Bill Runge, CTSP Spanner Tree & Shrub Care, Inc. Pittstown NJ
Mark Spanner, CTSP Spanner Tree & Shrub Care, Inc. Pittstown NJ
Blaine A. Weatherbee, CTSP Lucas Tree Expert Co., Inc. Oxford NS
Gary Leon Pera, CTSP First Choice Tree Service, Inc. Las Vegas NV
Jonathan Olsz, CTSP Almstead Tree & Shrub Care Co. Hawthorne NY
Kevin Wyatt, CTSP Emerald Tree Care Scarsdale NY
Isaac Taylor, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Southampton NY
Matthew Benedict, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Southampton NY
Brendon Prado, CTSP Whitmore's Landscaping East Hampton NY
Lucas R. VanDervort, CTSP VanDervort Enterprises, LLC dba VanDervort Tree Service Brockport NY
Nathan J. Wright, CTSP National Grid USA Fredonia NY
John Sullivan, CTSP Lewis Tree Service, Inc. West Henrietta NY
Shawn P. Smith, CTSP Asplundh Tree Expert Co. Liberty Center OH
Pat Jacobs, CTSP Trees, Inc. Minster OH
Brian Steffy, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Exton PA
Daniel J. Galinsky, CTSP Hazlett Tree Service Townville PA
Ken Doolittle, CTSP Hazlett Tree Service Townville PA
Rob Bertanzetti, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Bala Cynwyd PA
Michael Calfo, CTSP Precision Tree Service LLC Todd PA
Carl Calfo, CTSP K.W. Reese, Inc. Mercersburg PA
Steven Booth, CTSP Arborist Enterprises, Inc. Lancaster PA
Luis Gonzalez, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Bala Cynwyd PA
Andrew Webreck, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Somerset PA
Scott Pearson, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts York PA
Daniel Erbe, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts York PA
Bruce Berard, CTSP Stanley Tree Service, Inc. North Smithfield RI
Raymond Blanchard, CTSP Stanley Tree Service, Inc. North Smithfield RI
John A. Richardson, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Hilton Head Island SC
William R. Ciapponi, CTSP Dement Tree Service, LLC Medina TN
Joe Giansante, CTSP Quality Tree Surgery, Inc. Nashville TN
Courtney Orians, CTSP Woodland Tree Service Memphis TN
Eric Fadely, CTSP Pittman's Tree & Landscaping, Inc. Front Royal VA
Clifford Miller, CTSP Pittman's Tree & Landscaping, Inc. Front Royal VA
Edward L. Taylor, CTSP Asplundh Tree Expert Company Chesterfield VA
Kelly Godwin, CTSP RTEC Treecare Falls Church VA
John Noelle, CTSP City of Alexandria VA Alexandria VA
Dean Massey, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Springfield VA
Tyler Bourque, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Manchester Center VT
Robert Case, CTSP Bartlett Tree Experts Kenmore WA
       


The results of the 2008-2009 tree care industry Accident Survey show strong links between reduced accident rates and involvement in both the CTSP program and TCIA Accreditation.

According to TCIA’s, "Accident Survey Results: 2008-09 Operations" the typical TCIA member will have 50% fewer accidents than a non-member. An accredited member will experience 100% fewer accidents than the non-accredited non-member, and at the same time will profit from five times as much production in a year.



Despite many commendable efforts and individual successes with safety over time, accidents continue to increase in tree care. This reputation as an industry that can’t seem to keep its workers safe is one that hurts our ability to recruit and retain employees, reduces consumer confidence in our abilities, and shrinks our profits when accidents and injuries raise our costs of doing business.

The Certified Treecare Safety Professional program was designed to address several of the challenges to safety that tree care companies face. More than a straightforward "safety trainer" credentialing program, CTSP teaches safety professionals strategies and tactics for changing the very "culture" of their organization. A Certified Treecare Safety Professional is able not only to coach his/her team in safe work practices, but also work to change attitudes about safety and motivate other employees to want to participate.

To move forward as an industry and become safer, we need more than standards and requirements. We need an industry-wide commitment to a culture of safety. Through CTSP, a culture of safety can be developed one company and one individual at a time, and as this happens, our industry will be transformed from what it is today.

If you have questions or comments, please email Peter@tcia.org.