Hiring a Safe Landscaper or Arborist Power Lines and Safety Requirements

Maintaining healthy trees, hedges, and shrubs shouldn’t put you or your property at risk.  This WSPS and IHSA collaboration shares essential safety tips for homeowners, tenants, and property managers who hire landscapers, arborists, or hedge-trimming contractors.  Learn what to ask, and what to look for, before any work begins.  You’ll learn how to vet contractors safely before hiring,  understand WSIB clearance certificates and insurance, keep a safe distance from overhead power lines, plant and trim safely around electrical equipment and call Ontario One Call before you dig.