Kask, Plasma Work Helmet

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Spring is upon us, and after certain areas of the country have suffered from extensive autumn storms, the need for people to hire arborists for the widespread. In fact, spring is often a very busy time of year for an arborist. This is because cleanup of winter and fall storms is more likely this time of year, so is pruning and cutbacks of overgrowth before summer. While this may be a peak busy time for an arborist, safety should never be compromised, especially during busier times when deadlines may be looming and mistakes can be more readily made.

Guidelines for arborist safety during work has been outlined by OSHA. By its very design, OSHA is meant to protect workers in the workplace by ensuring all safety standards are followed to protect workers from unnecessary harm. While there is worker's compensation for injured worker's in every state in the nation, the issue at hand is prevention, not after injury care.

People who have suffered a workplace injury can tell you they would much prefer that it never happened, even though they are getting some financial assistance while they are in rehabilitation. No compensation can ever give back what is lost from many injuries. Falls are often the number one injury treated in hospitals across the country. Any fall can cause physical harm and a significant fall can be permanently debilitating and even deadly. Most arborists know this all to well.

For an arborist, the standards that OSHA has set, have been researched and designed to ensure that workers on trees are especially protected from potential falls. For obvious reasons, protection from falls is the number one concern for any arborist. That is why fall prevention items make up the essentials of any arborists gear. This includes the use of a climbing helmet, safety harnesses, safety lanyards and other preventative fall protection gear.

Each season has its own risks for tree damage and an arborist can be called out almost any time of year to cut back potentially damaging tree limbs. This is why safety arborist gear, is critical to any arborists work. During times when their is particular concern over additional falling debris, the climbing helmet is essential. All other arborist gear are basic standards for workplace usage.

Did you know that OSHA standards require that fall protection gear be used by any worker who climbs above four feet for their work? This is why the safety harnesses and safety lanyards are a mainstay of any arborist's equipment. While some arborist's may feel they are safe enough at lower levels to not need some of this gear, OSHA requires that these guidelines be followed. OSHA guidelines are based on research and statistics, therefore it is very important for any arborist to heed and follow these guidelines. The adage of safety first should always be the rule of any worker. The consequences of not following this rule are too costly to compromise on these important safety guidelines. While there are variations in equipment quality, OSHA standards for equipment quality should always be followed as well.