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 FREE* Full-Day Electrical Hazards Awareness Seminars were held around the country in 2005 to benefit U.S. arborists.
The Electrical Hazard Awareness seminars were made possible by a federal grant from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The grant was awarded through the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, which provides funding for nonprofit organizations to conduct training and education programs for employers and workers on the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of safety and health hazards in their workplaces.
TCIA’s Electrical Hazards Awareness Program (EHAP), introduced in 1975, has trained thousands of arborists involved in line clearance and those working on residential properties near energized lines. It is widely recognized as the training standard for complying with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.269 regulations.
The FREE workshops provided participants with most of the formal requirements of an Electrical Hazard Awareness Training Program (EHAP). Topics focused on training requirements that serve as a prerequisite for working within 10 feet of an electrical conductor. Participants learned about identifying electrical system components, the presence and nature of electrical hazards, protective measures available, and common unsafe acts to avoid. Workshops were offered in English and Spanish, with accompanying TCIA EHAP materials (a retail value of $135) provided at no charge in either language.
Approximately 34 percent of tree care worker fatalities are related to electrical hazards. These workshops will help reduce the number of fatalities and injuries in this industry.
TCIA (formerly the NAA) is an international trade association that develops safety, education and management programs and standards of tree care practices. TCIA is the only accrediting body of tree care firms in the United States.
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