Safety Tutorial for Landscaper

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Safety TutorialforLandscaper

• Mr. Steven Stefano
• Forest Hill Community High School
• Palm Beach County (FL) School District

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Training Tasks for Landscaper

• Proper use of all equipment and tools
• Proper maintenance of equipment and tools
• Assign jobs tasks on-site
• Pre-task walk through of property
• Proper uniform

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Pre-Test

• Landscapers do not use safety equipment
• There are 10 electrical hazards in landscaping
• A shovel is the only tool needed to landscape
• Landscapers only use gasoline for their equipment
• All sprays used a toxic and hazardous to people
  and animals

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Pre-Test

• False
• False
• False
• False
• False

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Appropriate Clothes

• Shirt/sweatshirt with company logo
• Shorts
• Pants (if working with plants)
• Waterproof boots
• Suntan Lotion
• Sunglasses
• Hat
• Ear Plugs (when mowing)
• Gloves

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Safety Equipment

• Gloves
• Ear Plugs
• Safety Glasses
• Pants
• Cell Phone
• First Aid Kit
• Fire Extinguisher
• Fire Blanket

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Tools

• Edging shovel
• Pitchfork
• Pruners
• Screwdriver
• Hammer
• Rake
• Tape measure
• Garden Hose
• Post-hole digger
• Adjustable wrench

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Equipment/Machinery

• 4x4 Truck
• Trailer
• Zero-turn lawn mower
• Walk behind mover
• Weed whacker
• Leaf blower
• Bobcat
• Gasoline powered edger

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Electrical

• Downed power lines
• Hidden wires

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Chemical Hazards

• Gasoline
• ½ ½ mix
• All sprays used to kill weeds and unwanted plants
  are not harmful to people and animals

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Ergonomic Hazards

• Shoveling- lift with the knees, not the back

• Sitting on the mower too longtake a break every
  two (2) hours

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Infectious diseases

• You are most likely going to get poison ivy
• Nothing a little medicine cant fix

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Fire

• Fire extinguishers are located in
• Cabs of the trucks
• On the mowers
• In the tool box located in the bed of the truck

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Robbery, Bomb Scares

• All equipment and tools are locked when not in
  use
• Employees have to carry cell phones at all times
• Contact the local authorities with exact location
• Explain to the customer what is going on (if on
  site)

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Angry/threatening Customers

• Have them speak with on-site supervisor
• Fill out official customer complain paperwork
• Refer issue to owner/general manager

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HOW and to WHOM DO YOU REPORT AN INJURY

• On-site supervisor
• Fill out appropriate paperwork
• Inform owner/general manager

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Post Test

• Owner/gm should handle customer complaints
• Landscapers do not carry fire extinguishers
• You will most likely get poison ivy
• Poison ivy is incurable
• Landscapers deal with two (2) electrical hazards

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Safety Web Resources

• www.osha.gov
• www.dol.gov
• www.bm-landscaping.com