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INDUSTRY NEWS The Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA), an ANSI member and ANSI-accredited stan- dards developer, serves as the secretariat for the ANSI A300 series of Standards for Tree Care Management (ANSI A300 Parts 1 through 9). TCIA announced that The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved a major revision of ANSI A300 (Part 5)-2012 Management of Trees and Shrubs During Site Planning, Site Development, and Construction. ANSI also approved a major revision of ANSI A300 (Part 6)-2012 Planting and Transplanting standard. The revision of ANSI A300 (Part 5)-2012 Management of Trees and Shrubs During Site Planning, Site Development, and Construction provides substantial additions and changes to the old standard. The new A300 Part 5 standard now addresses the fol- lowing items relating to the conservation of trees and woody shrubs during construction and development activities: • Project planning phase • Tree resource evaluation • Project design phase • Tree conservation • Pre-construction phase • Construction phase • Landscape phase • Post construction phase • Tree protection practices prior to and during demolition, construction, and landscaping • Implementation of tree conservation recommendations • Use of Barriers • Demolition • Disposal of building waste • Fill soil (grade change) • Excavation/Trenching • Utilities New Utility Contractor Accreditation pilot program announced The Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) introduced its new Utility Contractor Accreditation pilot program for commercial right- of-way (ROW) vegetation management/utility line clearance contractors. The TCIA Accreditation program is a comprehensive credential awarded to a company, rather than an individual within a com- pany. Divisions or regions within a company may also earn the credential, which is based on a high standard of best-business, tree-management, and safety practices. This is verified by way of on-site inspections performed by qualified, independent industry contractors, trained and approved by TCIA. The Utility Contractor Accreditation Program, like the estab- lished Residential/Commercial TCIA Accreditation program, is designed to help ROW and utility companies improve themselves and become model tree service companies. It also gives those com- panies that are already doing everything right a third-party credential to prove it. TCIA Accreditation gives utilities and other ROW managers, as well as their investors and oversight agencies, the comfort and assurance of knowing that their sub-contractors meet a high level of professionalism in safety, technical services, regulatory compliance and general business practices. Although all risk cannot be elimi- nated, the TCIA Accreditation program will mitigate the most common risks that lead to losses in our respective industries. The end result for the utility? Contracts that are more efficient and easier to manage. The Utility Contractor Accreditation pilot program was estab- www.arborage.com INDUSTRY NEWS New national standards for conservation and planting of trees and shrubs • Pavement • Management report information (Annex) The new ANSI A300 (Part 6)-2012 Planting and Transplanting standard now addresses the following items: • Plant and site inspection • Timing of transplanting • Determining the root ball size (for transplanting) • Digging trees and shrubs • Transplanting methods • Lifting plants • Moving and storage of plants • Digging the planting hole • Planting woody plants • Planting container stock • Specific palm planting standards • Backfill • Post-planting care lished to test the validity of the Utility Contractor Accreditation checklist and standard. The standard will then be finalized by the Utility Contractor Accreditation Council, the body that oversees the program. Contact Charlie Tentas at 800-733-2622 to learn more about the Utility Contractor Accreditation pilot program. Personnel News James Ingram named president of Bartlett Tree Experts Bartlett Tree Experts announced that James Ingram, currently vice president and division manager of the company's field operations in New England and eastern Canada, has been named president, and will begin this role on January 1, 2013. The news came shortly after the announcement that Greg Daniels will be retiring as president of the company at the end of this year. "Based on my personal experiences working with Jim and the suc- cess he's had as a leader in our company, I can confidently say I feel great about this decision," said Robert Bartlett Jr., chairman and CEO of Bartlett Tree Experts. "He has strong ideas for the continued growth of the company that fit with my vision of where we are now and where we're headed," Ingram joined Bartlett Tree Experts as an arborist representative in 1983 and was promoted to local manager in 1984. In his nearly 30 years with the company, he has time and again demonstrated his commitment and ability to achieve success. Arbor Age / September 2012 7