Landscape Maintenance

(15 min.) As landscape professionals, you have a number of responsibilities maintaining parks, highways, and other areas that provide enjoyment for a large number of people, as well as the responsibility of fire safety of these areas. The equipment, chemicals, and techniques you use can be hazardous, but being aware of the hazards and taking action to prevent accidents is what safety is all about. It''s called Safety Awareness.

Topics included in this safety video are: properly dress for work, follow your company's policy for equipment maintenance, batteries, mower blades, safety devices on the equipment, jams, remove key when not in use, discharge side of the mower, walk the area first, unseen hazards, inclines or slopes, power equipment, never refuel a hot motor, fire extinguishers, approved safety cans, string trimmers, eye protection, full face shields, hearing protection, recommended trimming line, leather-topped shoes, snakes, chemicals, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), chainsaws, kickbacks, grinding the discarded material, and chippers.

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.