Pays for itself in rigging gear savings - Reviewer: Joel Campbell With a good understanding of rigging forces available, you'll find that you won't usually need to break out the big guns for every job you do. This will save wear and tear on your most expensive rigging ropes and tackle.

Few rigging jobs require the heaviest and strongest ropes. It's nice to know where the greatest forces are being applied in a rigging system, allowing a guy to plan accordingly. This book was worth every penny in equipment replacement costs alone. There is no way to place a monetary value on a good education.

Tree Felling & Rigging Safety Too often, unqualified individuals fell and rig trees or Experienced workers not trained or ignore safety practices • Significantly increases risk to worker and public • Results in injuries and sometimes fatalities • Damages trees and property. The Best Practices for Rigging in Arboriculture manual from TCIA helps marry the accepted standards and principals of tree rigging to specific applications. Fully illustrated, with extensive contributions from recognized experts. Euro truck simulator 2 ps2 iso.

TCIA’s safety educational programs seek to provide tree care companies with the tools and information needed to improve safety and professionalism on the jobsite while complying with OSHA and ANSI requirements. These programs are designed and written by arborists and are full of useful information specific to running a tree care business. Tailgate Safety When you absolutely need to conduct safety training with limited time disruption to your company, TCIA’s Tailgate Safety Program is the training program for you. Tailgate training is a brief, informal and informative lesson you give at the shop, in the yard or at the job site. You can use simple props, pictures, etc. To supplement the lesson, and even tie the subject matter into a recent experience or the job on tap for the day. Involve employees in the training.

Although it requires only a small amount of time, Tailgate training is highly effective for increasing both knowledge and awareness. OSHA requires employers to document they provide safety training, and the TCIA Tailgate Program provides forms for training documentation. TCIA Tailgate Safety features 100 sessions (85 in the Spanish-language version) covering workplace scenarios likely to cause harm. Each session includes trainer instructions; reproducible, illustrated handouts and quick comprehension tests you can use for OSHA safety training documentation. Benefits to TCIA’s Tailgate Safety Program: • Convenient, quick, on-the-job lessons • Flexibility - Deliver the lessons you need, when you need them • Cost-effective - One program covers any number of employees • Comprehensive education, with 100 different sessions (85 in the Spanish language version) • Worth 29.5 ISA CEUs and up to 75 CTSP CEUs Tailgate Safety is an affordable way to bring needed safety training and awareness to your crew.

The Tailgate Users’ Group Organizations that purchase Tailgate Safety 7th Edition may register up to three Tailgate Users for unlimited online access to training materials and other Tailgate resources. Registered Tailgate users can access the Tailgate Users’ Group. Best Practices for Crane Use in Arboriculture This manual from TCIA combines technical knowledge and industry standards of crane use in tree care and demonstrates important methods for safe crane/tree operations. Combining best practices from professional crane operators and arborists who use cranes, it provides an overview of site selection, set up, weight calculations, communications, rigging procedures, safe operations and regulations for tree care workers utilizing a crane to remove trees. Going beyond basic tree/crane industry standards, Best Practices for Crane Use in Arboriculture covers important how-to’s and illustrates the fundamental principles of crane use. Included is a comprehensive, pull-out printed on sturdy card stock and formatted for easy reference. Best Practices for Rigging in Arboriculture 'With the book in hand I'm confident I could have a new climber read the book and have them acquire a good, basic understanding of rigging.” - Tom Dunlap, CTSP, St.