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ARBORICULTURE5 MIN READ

Aerial Hazard Controls Decision Walk

Select higher-order controls before accepting PPE-only protection for aerial arboriculture work.

Pre-job pause A dead leaning pine, greenhouse target, and gusting wind make PPE-only thinking too thin. The crew needs controls that do not depend on perfect human reaction. Control stack Eliminate, substitute, engineer, administer, then PPE Use the hierarchy to ask for stronger controls before the saw starts. Shortcut Everyone has PPE, so proceed. The work plan becomes more reliable than individual reflex. Controls that require less perfect behavior are usually stronger. 01 Exposure 02 Method 03 Fresh job Step 1 Greenhouse benches and staff are inside the potential strike area.

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