After seeing a lot of this in recent months, I would like to share an except with you. It is for the safety of you and your family as we enter hurricane season. Some professionals dont understand the law, some may not care. Spread the word. Professionals that homeowners hire for cleanup work are required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to wear hardhats, ear and eye protection and, while working on the ground, are required to wear chaps for leg protection. Homeowners using chainsaws are not required by law to use protective equipment, but are foolish not to use the above protective items. If you hire someone to do cleanup or pruning work, you should insist they show proof of insurance. If something goes contrary to plans and results in damage to your property, or the property of others, then you, the property owner, are responsible if the hired worker does not carry liability insurance. Likewise, it’s essential that homeowners insist that everyone working on the site be covered by workman’s compensation insurance. If a worker is injured on the job, the property owner who is acting as the employer thus becomes responsible for the cost of injury, rehabilitation and support until the injured worker is able to return to work. Hire competent, insured professionals to aid in your landscape cleanup. It would be wise to hire an individual who is trained and certified as an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certified arborist. Your local county extension service office can provide you with a list of certified arborists who serve your area. To see the whole story go to cincinnati/story/news/local/burlington/2014/04/10/mike-klahr-column-pruning/7261965/
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 03:07:25 +0000
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