Manuals and other paperwork

[Ravenswoodtree]

Hi Folks,

So I have a small tree company with one full timer and a handful of part timers. My hope is to bring on an another full timer or a couple extra part timers this year. How many of you have employee handbooks, safety manuals, and training programs in place for small tree companies?

Are there any resources you suggest to use as a reference?

I try to approach my business relatively conservatively, so that I strive to be compliant as much as possible. That way, if shit happens then i did everything in my power to prevent it.

With regards,

Chris

 

[CanadianStan]

I wrote up a internal certification system, along with appropriate safety procedures / guidelines. Takes a while to write up, but at least you can show that you've trained / tested your guys, in the unlikely case of an accident.
For every skill (spurless climbing, open-area removal, bucket operation near energized lines, driving truck with air brakes, etc) they have "Not permitted", "In Training", or "Qualified" rankings.

8 full-time employees here

 

[Steve Connally]

TCIA has a how to survive an osha inspection book. It isn't worth the money. Follow ansi A300 and be dot compliant on fuel cans ect. I carried a book in each truck with MSDS sheets for fuel, oil, grease gun, ect. Not necessarily required but while being inspected, the more detail oriented you appear the less skeptical the inspector may be.

 

[CanadianStan]

TCIA has a how to survive an osha inspection book. It isn't worth the money. Follow ansi A300 and be dot compliant on fuel cans ect. I carried a book in each truck with MSDS sheets for fuel, oil, grease gun, ect. Not necessarily required but while being inspected, the more detail oriented you appear the less skeptical the inspector may be.

For Canadians on this forum, MSDS sheets ARE required on every job site. We keep ours in the first aid kits.