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Congratulations to our recent CTSPs:
| Adam Barbee, CTSP |
Wright Tree Service, Inc. |
Harvest |
AL |
| Sean Graziano, CTSP |
Asplundh Tree Expert Co. |
Avondale |
AZ |
| Thomas Walz, CTSP |
BC Plant Health Care Inc. |
Surrey |
BC |
| Ryan Noordhoff, CTSP |
BC Plant Health Care Inc. |
Surrey |
BC |
| Ben Unger, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Los Gatos |
CA |
| John Richard Daubenspeck, CTSP |
Davey Tree Expert Company |
Brisbane |
CA |
| Robert Powell, CTSP |
A Plus Tree Service, Inc. |
Concord |
CA |
| Nathan Lewis, CTSP |
Lewis Tree Service |
Soquel |
CA |
| Darren Edwards, CTSP |
Advance Tree Service, Inc. |
Walnut Creek |
CA |
| Micheal Keller, CTSP |
Terry's Tree Service, Inc. |
Livermore |
CA |
| Ted De Gros, CTSP |
A Plus Tree Service, Inc. |
Vallejo |
CA |
| Cain Macias, CTSP |
Urban Tree Management |
Los Gatos |
CA |
| Iban Ocampolucero, CTSP |
CN Utility Consulting, Inc. |
Sebastopol |
CA |
| Steve Franzmann, CTSP |
Greenvale Tree Co |
San Luis Obispo |
CA |
| Dennis Michael Jones, CTSP |
Mariposa Landscapes, Inc. |
Irwindale |
CA |
| Marc Wesley, CTSP |
M & S Wesley Tree Service |
Chico |
CA |
| Gregory Karobkoff, CTSP |
S. P. McClenahan Co., Inc. |
Portola Valley |
CA |
| Matthew Ho, CTSP |
A Plus Tree Service, Inc. |
Vallejo |
CA |
| John C. Ley, CTSP |
John Ley's Tree Service |
Pacific Grove |
CA |
| Michael Hernandez, CTSP |
Lewis Tree Service |
Soquel |
CA |
| Henry Skiba, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Danbury |
CT |
| Jonathan Borysiewicz, CTSP |
Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens |
Stamford |
CT |
| Laurie Williams, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Stamford |
CT |
| Wesley Browning, II, CTSP |
Industrial Grounds Maintenance, Inc. |
Milton |
FL |
| Tim Ayers, CTSP |
Kramer Tree Specialists, Inc. |
West Chicago |
IL |
| Tom Tyler, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Woodridge |
IL |
| David Story, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Northbrook |
IL |
| David Boone, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Barrington |
IL |
| Ray Apking, CTSP |
Asplundh Tree Expert Co. |
Valparaiso |
IN |
| Jason D. Harper, CTSP |
Wright Tree Service, Inc. |
Martinsville |
IN |
| Rick Carter, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Carmel |
IN |
| Dan Parker-Timms, CTSP |
Shamrock Tree Service, Inc. |
Lawrence |
KS |
| Craig Burton, CTSP |
Urban Foresters, Inc. |
Ann Arbor |
MI |
| Brian Sprague, CTSP |
Nelson Tree Service, Inc. |
Houghton Lake |
MI |
| Edward F. Girrbach, IV, CTSP |
Brothers Tree Service |
Traverse City |
MI |
| Dave Firman, CTSP |
Firman Tree Service, LLC |
Petoskey |
MI |
| Dawn Thierbach, CTSP |
Victorian Gardens |
White Lake |
MI |
| Jake Carufel, CTSP |
Kappen Tree Service, LLC |
Fort Gratiot |
MI |
| Charles Davenport, CTSP |
Branch Tree Service, Inc. |
Warren |
MI |
| Brian McKenzie, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Grand Rapids |
MI |
| Josh Thompson, CTSP |
The Shade Tree Service Co. |
Fenton |
MO |
| Scott Tapp, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Lebanon |
NJ |
| Matt Rodda, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Piscataway |
NJ |
| Rob Lindsley, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Waldwick |
NJ |
| Pat Burke, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Waldwick |
NJ |
| Wayne Dubin, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Denville |
NJ |
| Tom Mullarney, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
East Syracuse |
NY |
| John R. Cole, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Southampton |
NY |
| Deborah A. Green, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Southampton |
NY |
| David McMaster, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Southampton |
NY |
| Michael Sneden, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Huntington Station |
NY |
| Kevin Kenney, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Elmsford |
NY |
| Larry D. Chiki, CTSP |
Asplundh Tree Expert Co. |
Nelsonville |
OH |
| Delbert Dixon, CTSP |
Nelson Tree Service, Inc. |
Big Prairie |
OH |
| Guy A. Fortner, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Sharonville |
OH |
| Dan McCarthy, CTSP |
Bartlett Tree Experts |
Columbus |
OH |
| Robert Craner, CTSP |
Nelson Tree Service, Inc. |
Cincinnati |
OH |
| Sam Spence, CTSP |
Dement Tree Service |
Medina |
TN |
| Caesar Bustos, Sr., CTSP |
Asplundh Tree Expert Co. |
Ogden |
UT |
| Christopher D. Selle, CTSP |
Arbor Barber Tree Service |
Mountlake Terrace |
WA |
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The results of the 2008-2009 tree care industry Accident Survey show strong links between reduced accident rates and involvement in both the CTSP program and TCIA Accreditation.
According to TCIA’s, "Accident Survey Results: 2008-09 Operations" the typical TCIA member will have 50% fewer accidents than a non-member. An accredited member will experience 100% fewer accidents than the non-accredited non-member, and at the same time will profit from five times as much production in a year.
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Despite many commendable efforts and individual successes with safety over time, accidents continue to increase in tree care. This reputation as an industry that can’t seem to keep its workers safe is one that hurts our ability to recruit and retain employees, reduces consumer confidence in our abilities, and shrinks our profits when accidents and injuries raise our costs of doing business.
The Certified Treecare Safety Professional program was designed to address several of the challenges to safety that tree care c ompanies face. More than a straightforward "safety trainer" credentialing program, CTSP teaches safety professionals strategies and tactics for changing the very "culture" of their organization. A Certified Treecare Safety Professional is able not only to coach his/her team in safe work practices, but also work to change attitudes about safety and motivate other employees to want to participate.
To move forward as an industry and become safer, we need more than standards and requirements. We need an industry-wide commitment to a culture of safety. Through CTSP, a culture of safety can be developed one company and one individual at a time, and as this happens, our industry will be transformed from what it is today.
If you have questions or comments, please email Peter@tcia.org.
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