Event Calendar

Start Date: 1/4/2024 9:00 AM EST
End Date: 1/4/2024 4:00 PM EST

Venue Name: Bingham Office Center

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Organization Name: Michigan Green Industry Association

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Speaker: Dr. John Ball, Ph.D., CTSP, Professor of Forestry, South Dakota State University
 
Are you aware that 15 to 20% of all tree worker and landscaper fatalities are caused by electrocutions? Unfortunately, trees and overhead power lines are a common, and deadly, combination.  Even a secondary line can generate enough electricity to be fatal. Although your company may not do line clearance tree work, all tree workers – arborists and landscapers who do tree pruning and removal - are required to have a fundamental knowledge of the electrical power system and how to recognize and avoid electrical hazards. We encourage all green industry professionals involved in the pruning or removal of trees to participate in this formal and documented training.

Learn to identify electrical system components, the presence and nature of electrical hazards, protective measures available, and common unsafe acts to avoid.
 
This course helps the employer comply with MIOSHA Part 53, Rule 5311: An employer shall: (a) Provide training to each new employee regarding the requirements of this standard, the job hazards and safeguards before starting his assigned job . . . and (c) Develop rescue procedures such as, but not limited to, removal of injured, stricken or electrically shocked employees from work positions aloft. Training topics will focus on practical knowledge and general awareness and will cover the requirements for all arborists including the incidental line clearance and qualified line clearance arborists as well as those who only may have phone and cable line in their work environment.  
Location: Bingham Center, 30800 Telegraph, Ste. 1751, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
Registration: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.          Class: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cost: Members $45       Non-Members $45 All sales are final. No refunds. Same-day attendee substitutions are allowed. No credit applied to future classes.