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Tailgate Safety Quizzes

Tailgate safety quizzes are weekly quizzes that cover a wide variety of topics. Some topics are informative, and others are designed to challenge the crew members to identify specific approved work methods which support safe working processes. All our crews are required to perform monthly aerial rescue training. Tailgates are supplemented with “Safety Stand-Downs” as the need arises to address issues of importance in a timely manner. We constantly have our safety supervisors in the field performing audits and training our field and management personnel if any errors or inconsistencies are identified upon their inspections.

Providing relevant training content is key to our program, and to ensure our employees are engaged we offer the following training programs:

- Electrical Hazard Awareness Training

- Stretch & Flex Program

- Hazard Communication & Pesticide Application

- Job Briefing Procedure

- Heat Illness Prevention

- Fire Prevention Fall Protection

72,866 HOURS OF TRAINING COMPLETED online learning platform used to document, track, report and deliver customized training that will help our employees learn skills and provide training essential to their roles. LinkedIn Learning is one of our primary training content providers that is integrated with WSCU. LinkedIn Learning provides online courses from industry experts with topics that range from business, creative and technology. Training opportunities include:

- Remote Work Foundations

- Time Management: Working from Home

- Office 365 Teams

- Word Quick Tips

- Productivity Tips: Finding your productive mindset

- Managing Stress for Positive Change

- Managing Your Time

Skills Assessments completed in WSCU on Approved Work Methods (AWM):

7,790

Skills Assessment Tests Completed by WTS Employees

6,524

Skills Assessment Checklists Completed by WTS Employees

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Industry Certifications

In 2022, WTS had 187 International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certifications. In support of our employees ISA certification journeys, WTS offers various CEU through weekly tailgate safety trainings.

WTS employees are also Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) Accredited. The TCIA Accreditation is a third-party consumer confidence verification program administered by the TCIA. This accreditation helps consumers identify qualified tree care companies who conduct business in a safe, legal and ethical manner.

Wildfire Trainings

ANNUAL MANAGEMENT LEVEL WILDFIRE TRAININGS

A series of online trainings are given annually to management, general foreperson and up, in each division by a third-party contractor, Anchor Point. The content of the training is developed by the WSC Wildfire Mitigation Manager, Frank Archuleta and Anchor Point CEO, Rod Moraga.

The training covers the following topics:

- When do wildfires start

- How do wildfires start / wildfire prevention

- Wildfire behavior

- Wildfire set up (fire briefing and fire tools)

- Wildfire suppression

Monthly Wildfire Potential Communications

The monthly forecast covers predicted conditions in the U.S. and Canada. The forecast for the U.S. comes from the National Interagency Fire Center, Predictive Services. They issue a monthly report that shows Significant Wildland Fire Potential for the next four months. The forecast for Canada comes from the Natural Resources Canada website, on their page that forecasts monthly