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Landscaper receives record-breaking settlement following accident

A former Pennsylvania landscaper will receive a record $26.55 million from ServiceMaster and TruGreen following an accident. Click for more on the settlement.

June 8, 2016

David Williams before and after his accident in 2011. Photo: Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky, P.C.

News roundup: Copperhead bites landscaper who reached for it

A landscaper suffers a copperhead snake bite while another rescues a woman from a fire in her home. Click for more of the week's news in landscaping.

June 3, 2016

Copperheads are known for biting more people in the U.S. than any other species, but their venom is the least toxic so deaths are rare. Photo: Cherokee County Fire Department

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Eight steps to keep your landscape workers safe in the heat

Every year, thousands of workers become ill from working in the heat, and some even die. Here are tips to keep workers safe this summer. Click to read more.

May 30, 2016

Landscaping worker’s death brings state penalty of $3,850

A Hilton Head Island landscaping company has been ordered to pay up after the death of an employee last year. Click to read more on serious violations reported.

May 25, 2016

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Traffic safety: Simply staying aware can save lives

In 2014, there were 1,984 fatal occupational incidents due to transportation, some likely avoidable. Here are some helpful tips to keep employees safe.

May 18, 2016

Vehicle safety includes awareness of one’s surroundings, following all traffic signs, not driving under the influence.

Pool safety is issue into which landscapers should plunge

May is National Pool Safety Month, and it's aimed at landscapers who do construction involving pools. Click for tips you can use with clients to keep families safe.

May 3, 2016

D&D Technologies says its LokkLatch products include a model for every gate material and most applications. Photo: D&D Technologies

Take safety to heart; keep your company committed

Ensuring that managers and foremen are serious about safety creates the role models you need to ensure safety on the job when it comes to power tools. Click for more.

April 29, 2016

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Worker standing beneath tree killed when limb falls

A fellow employee was cutting a section of the tree when it fell and struck 20-year-old Romero Tirado, a landscaper with Pablo’s Tree Service in Dolton, Illinois.

April 19, 2016

F-150 SuperCrew, SuperCab sweep IIHS top safety honors

The 2016 Ford F-150 has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick for SuperCrew and SuperCab. Click to read more on Ford's innovations.

April 15, 2016

The automaker spent ‘thousands of hours engineering, designing and developing multiple safety features that work together …,’ a Ford executive said. Photo: Ford Motor Co.

Landscaper killed after mower overturns on sloped terrain

A Little Rock, Arkansas landscaper died on Friday after his zero-turn mower overturned on a slope. Click for more details and to see our top mower safety tips.

April 4, 2016

Be safe: Bandit announces rope shear devices for hand-fed chippers

Bandit Industries has developed a patent pending shear bar device to help cut or dislodge anything caught in a chipper -- and it can potentially prevent injuries.

March 28, 2016

The shearing device is standard on new equipment and retrofits are available for the company’s earlier models. Photo: Bandit Industries

For landscapers, lightning strikes demand extra precautions

The average number of people killed by lightning strikes in the United States dropped to 33 per year from 2004-2013, but tips are still needed to stay safe.

March 8, 2016

Play it safe: OSHA fines to increase dramatically by summer

Landscapers should update safety measures now. By August, OSHA fines could increase up to 80% -- with penalties adjusted to account for inflation over the past 25 years.

March 4, 2016

OSHA hits Pennsylvania landscaper with $42,000 fine

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed a fine of $42,000 against Lancaster, PA landscaping company The Ground Guys after eight safety violations.

February 8, 2016

SIMA-LMN deal will boost training for snow professionals

The Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA) & the Landscape Management Network (LMN) have entered a new agreement broadening their previous collaboration on training.

February 5, 2016

AEM produces new safety manual for brush chippers

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has produced a new brush chipper safety manual that outlines safe equipment operation, start-up & shutdown guidelines & more.

January 29, 2016

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NALP to recognize nation’s safest landscape contractors

Landscapers interested in entering in the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Safety Recognition Awards Program have until May 2, 2016.

January 28, 2016

Kentucky DOT worker killed plowing snow as Jonas continued

According to Clarksville Now, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet worker Christopher Adams was plowing snow early Saturday when his vehicle had slid off the road.

January 27, 2016

The longtime highway department worker, who died sometime after 6 a.m. Saturday, had been plowing since midnight, with Jonas under way. He was 44.

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Landscapers use a variety of attachments for doing everything from snow removal to jobsite cleanup, and regardless of how often they are used, every landscaper has a favorite attachment.

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