Powerlines are dangerous. Do you know how to keep your workers safe?
Powerlines can be deadly. Learn how arborists and landscapers can stay safe by planning ahead and knowing when to call a certified utility arborist.
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Landscaping & Arboriculture
Safely manage hedge trimming tasks with practical resources, expert safety tips, and compliance guidance to protect workers and meet legal standards in landscaping and arboriculture.
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8 expert tips for choosing the right tool in landscaping and arboriculture
Using the wrong tool can lead to serious injuries. Learn how proper planning and training help landscapers and arborists choose the safest tool for the job.
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Closing the Loop: Setting Up a Health & Safety System in Your Small Business (Landscaping & Growers)
Developed in partnership with Landscape Ontario, this guide helps you navigate through the rules and regulations that govern workplace health and safety.
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Hiring landscapers: What homeowners need to know
Hiring a landscaping contractor? Learn tips every homeowner should know, including must-ask questions before you hire a contractor.
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Leading a landscaping crew: What a supervisor needs to know
Landscaping workers left in charge may be legally considered supervisors under the OHSA, Ontario workplace safety law. Learn supervisor legal duties, what the risks are, and get expert safety tips.
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Learn how to work safely in the landscape industry & get familiar with common hazards
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Arborist Industry Safe Work Practices Guide
The Arborist Safe Work Practices (ASWP) are safe work guidelines, written by the industry, for the industry.
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Connect with a WSPS consultant and discover practical ways to reduce risks and protect your team
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Manual Material Handling on Ladders: Risk Identification Checklist
This checklist provides guidelines for safely using and handling objects on ladders and step stools to prevent falls and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace.
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What can employers do to protect workers from heat stress?
Heat stress can lead to heat exhaustion, heat stroke, heart attack, and other physical health effects. Watch this video for tips to protect workers from heat stress.
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Build a stronger safety culture with proactive workplace inspections
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Ladder Safety
This guideline explains the types of ladders that you might have in your workplace and their proper use.
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Know the boundaries that keep you safe when working near powerlines
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Explore the core duties of supervisors under Ontario’s Health and Safety Laws
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What is heat stress? What are the signs and symptoms?
Any job that causes your body temperature to rise has the potential to cause heat stress. Watch this video to learn what happens when someone is experiencing heat stress.
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Build confidence in utility arborist responsibilities with focused line clearing training
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Template: Hazard Assessment Tool
Download this template and use it to control hazards and reduce injuries and illnesses in all types of workplaces, industry sectors and work tasks. It's especially good for small businesses.
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How DeKorte's Landscaping Took Health & Safety To The Next Level
Every spring, DeKorte's Landscaping doubles its workforce, hiring seasonal workers to supplement its permanent roster of about 15 employees.
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Practical resources to protect workers from heat-related illnesses
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Workplace Inspection Checklist
A sample Health and Safety Checklist which can be used as a template.
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Support your team’s safety culture with structured talks and job planning tools
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Understand your legal duties as a supervisor under Ontario’s OHSA
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Using Landscaping Equipment
Use this guide to safely operate landscaping tools, learn key hazards, PPE tips, and equipment checks to protect yourself and others on the job.
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Review a real-world example of a Job Safety Analysis to strengthen your safety planning
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Strengthen your fall prevention awareness with practical working at heights insights
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