TRAINING Photo by Thor Clausen
TRAINING & EDUCA& EDUCATION
The foundation of tree work
By Michael "House" Tain adly, the player on a tree team that most often has the greatest effect on whether a job is profitable and safe or not, is also often the most underpaid,underappreciated,and verbally and/or emotionally abused on that same team.Yes,it is the vital-yet-neglected branch manager,"groundie,
"or other-nicknames-not-suitable-for-a-family-publication of which we speak.This poor benighted soul — often
with greater experience and sometimes knowledge than the dashing divas aloft — restricted to the surface of the Earth is typically not only one of the hardest working members of the team, but the one whose actions or inactions can have a large impact on the company's bottom line and insurance rates.Yet,not only do their efforts often go unrecognized,their training and education is far too
10 Arbor Age / April 2012 www.arborage.com
