Conservation
Using Small Equipment Safely on Trail Projects
Date: March 14, 2022Category: Author:
Mini-Dozers, chain saws, trimming equipment, and grinders are all examples of small equipment used while doing trail projects. This equipment can cause injuries if it is not used properly. Common injuries include the following: Cuts, lacerations, or amputations from fast-moving mower blades Bruises or broken bones from flying objects Burns from hot equipment parts Electrical […]
Hiring a Subcontractor? Conservation United’s Subcontractor Management Plan can help!
Date: February 21, 2022Category: Author:
Conservation United’s Subcontractor Management Plan (SMP) outlines the relationship between contractors while they are performing work for a certain project, and it outlines the methods by which the primary contractor will ensure the production of quality deliverables from each of its subcontractors and ensure the development of long-term business relationships between the companies. Conservation United’s […]
Nationwide Prescribed Fire Insurance – Available Now!
Date: December 6, 2021Category: Author:
Conservation United is proudly offering a nationwide General Liability and Professional Liability policy for Prescribed Fire. Prescribed Burning Insurance brought to you by Conservation United is unlike anything previously available in the marketplace. Prescribed Burn Liability coverage is intended to provide Burn Bosses and Prescribed Fire firms the ability to conduct a prescribed burn on […]
Conservation United: Get Your FREE Nonprofit Volunteer Safety Manual Today!
Date: November 2, 2021Category: Author:
Conservation United has developed a Nonprofit Volunteer Safety Manual for your nonprofit organization’s volunteers with practical information about his or her responsibilities and outlines your safety policies and expectations. We’ll brand it with your Company’s information and will send it to you for FREE! Included in this comprehensive manual are Volunteer Safety Responsibilities, Sexual Harassment […]
OSHA Enforcement Inspection Guidance for Tree Care and Tree Removal Operations
Date: August 16, 2021Category: Author:
OSHA recently issued a memorandum updating its enforcement guidance for compliance safety and health officers (CSHOs) when inspecting tree care and removal operations. The memorandum highlights some of the hazards faced by workers engaged in tree care and tree removal operations and the OSHA standards that apply to those hazards. It also includes situations where […]