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Safety watch: Avoiding underground utility strikes
The accident: Using a backhoe loader, a landscaping company employee was digging footings for a retaining wall near a rural vacation c…
May 27, 2009
Backhoe Safety Watch
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How to prevent dehydration
To prevent dehydration on a typical hot day, drink at least one cup of water per hour. For every three glasses of water you consume, have half a glass of a sports drink such as Gatorade.
May 4, 2009
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Thermal Burns
The accident: With a small section of grass left uncut, the riding lawnmower a landscape worker was using at a residential property ran…
March 24, 2009
Safety Watch Thermal Burns
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Safety with Zero-turn Mowers
The accident: Using a zero-turn lawnmower, a landscape worker was cutting grass at a commercial property that included a retention pond…
March 24, 2009
Safety Watch ZTR
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Safety watch: How to safely load/unload trailers
The incident: Upon arriving at the site of the 25th maintenance account of the day, a landscape company crew member removed trailer gat…
March 13, 2009
Safety Watch Trailers
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Stay alert when working with compact utility loaders
The accident: A landscape worker was using a compact utility loader to place river rock in the flower beds of a small front yard. He had empti…
March 3, 2009
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How to: Avoiding drowning when working near water
The accident: A 23-year-old man was placing large rocks on the inclined banks of a pond when, according to the owner of the landscaping firm f…
December 16, 2008
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Safety watch: Dealing with poisonous plants
The incident: Asked to clear an overgrown area of a large estate, a landscaping crew removed trees and underbrush using chainsaws and a chippe…
September 16, 2008
Poisonous Plants
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Safety watch: Dealing with various bites and stings
The incident: After discovering – and slightly jarring – a hornet’s nest on a client’s property, a landscaper showed it to the homeowner. Ho…
August 1, 2008
Bites and stings
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Safety watch: Avoiding back injuries
What the expert says: Improper lifting techniques cause most manual-labor-related back injuries, says Dr. Michael Neely, medical director at N…
July 2, 2008
Back injury
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Avoiding Sunburn and Skin Cancer
What the expert says: “One of the worst habits I’ve seen in workers exposed to the sun is removing the shirt,” says Dr. Peggy Fuller of Est…
June 4, 2008
Skin burn cancer
Safety
Safety watch: Respiratory hazards
What the expert says: Silica is one of the most dangerous respiratory hazards workers involved in hardscape construction face, says Laurie Erd…
June 2, 2008
Respiratory Hazard
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Skid Steer Operation
The accident: Two landscaping workers were preparing to clear snow from the parking lot and walkways of a condominium complex. One operated a …
March 31, 2008
Skid Steer
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Walk-behind mower operation
The accident: A landscaping worker was running errands on a Saturday when his supervisor called to ask if he could help with a maintenance job…
March 10, 2008
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Safety watch: Avoiding electrical shocks
The accident: A paving company subcontracted a landscaping firm to remove 110 trees from an area being cleared to extend a parking lot. When t…
January 31, 2008
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Cardiac Arrest
What the expert says: Heart attack is one of the most common causes of cardiac arrest. Never attempt to drive yourself to a hospital if you fe…
January 13, 2008
Cardiac Arrest
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Safety watch: The importance of good sleep and rest habits
The accident: A worker operating a skid steer had taken an over-the-counter sleep aid the night before after not sleeping well the previous fo…
December 2, 2007
Sleep and Rest Habits
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Traffic Accidents
The accident: Arriving at a client’s home, a landscape maintenance crew’s driver pulled the company pickup and trailer to the curb of a shad…
November 1, 2007
Traffic accident
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