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Sponsored by CNA

SAFETY RECOGNITION AWARDS PROGRAM DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 6, 2008!

PLANET’s Safety Recognition Awards Program, sponsored by CNA, is designed to reward green industry professionals who consistently demonstrate their commitment to safety, and reflects the dedication of these individuals and their companies to creating and maintaining safe work environments. All green industry service provider companies and branches are eligible to enter the Safety Recognition Awards Program. All entries must include the application, OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and a copy of the year-end vehicle insurance claims summary report.

Safety Recognition Awards are awarded to companies in the following categories:
No Vehicle Accidents, No Injuries or Illnesses, and No Days Away From Work. In addition, companies who participated in previous programs are eligible for the Most Improved category.

Program participants also may qualify for the Overall Safety Achievement Award. This award honors those companies with thorough, high-performing, safety programs that create and maintain safe work environments in the green industry. Companies are eligible for this award if they demonstrate outstanding safety performance in the workplace based on their combined fleet and employee incident rates. A checklist also is used to rate the company’s complete safety program.

2007 Safety Awards Brochure Application REQUIRED FOR ALL ENTRIES: Click here to view and print the OSHA 300A Forms for Recording Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses.

2007 Safety Awards Recipients

2007 Overall Safety Achievement Award Recipients

The 2007 program covers the time period of January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007. All entries must include the application, OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and a copy of the year-end vehicle insurance claims summary report or it cannot be accepted.

2006 Safety Recognition Awards Program Information

Congratulations Safety Recognition Awards Recipients!

2006 Safety Awards Recipients

2006 Overall Safety Achievement Award Recipients

Press releases to help you receive publicity for your achievement, as well as order forms for additional plaques, certificates, and safety seals are available upon request. Please contact Ilene Manster or (800) 395-2522 for more information.

Photography information for the 2007 Green Industry Conference

To view or purchase photographs from the 2007 Green Industry Conference Awards Banquet in Louisville, Kentucky, please visit the Pro Photo Services, Inc. Web site at ProPhotoToGo.com, select the “Shopping” tab, and follow the links to our event. For more information about purchasing a photograph or with general questions, contact Tom Buff.

 

The STARS Safe Company Program (Safety Training Achieves Remarkable Success) is a free safety initiative designed for companies to set the precedent for safety throughout the industry. The STARS program helps green industry service provider companies lower their total costs of risk by reducing hazards and injuries. With this initiative, PLANET works to connect all green industry companies in an effort to lessen the risks associated with the green industry.

Current STARS Participants

Participants of the program are asked to sign a Safe Company Pledge that commits their company to:

• Follow the guidelines in the Safety Program for Green Industry Companies (CD) for developing a safe company, 
• Establish an active safety committee within their company,
• Conduct regular safety-awareness training,
• Document, measure, and investigate every accident,
• Meet OSHA posting and regulatory requirements,
• Enter the annual PLANET/CNA Safety Recognition Awards Program,
• Share their best safety practices with their fellow STARS members, and,
• Encourage others to become STARS members.

Click here to view and print the STARS program information and the pledge form.

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This safety program on CD is designed for green-industry companies of all sizes. Improving safety can greatly reduce employee injuries and resulting workers' compensation claims, OSHA citations, and other job-related injury costs.

The CD includes a comprehensive Company Safety Policy on topics including motor vehicle safety, preventing back injuries, return-to-work/modified duty programs, chemical safety, reporting and investigating accidents, complying with OSHA, and more. The CD also contains more than 50 ready-to-use forms, sample policies, payroll stuffers, and other safety ideas successfully used by others in the green industry; many of these forms are provided in Spanish as well.

If you are not a STARS member, CLICK HERE to order.

If you would like to receive this CD FREE, or at a discounted rate, please contact Ilene Manster at (800) 395-2522.

 

PLANET proudly announces its renewed alliance with OSHA, furthering our efforts to connect green industry businesses with valuable resources for the promotion of safety throughout the industry. Click here for more information on the April 6, 2006 announcement.

The OSHA and Professional Landcare Network Alliance focuses on all green industry companies and their employees with information and guidance that will help them reduce strains caused by manual material handling, amputations, motor vehicle crashes, and slip and trip injuries. The Alliance strives to provide training, education, outreach, and communication, and to promote the national dialogue on workplace safety and health.

The Alliance will continue to provide resources for often overlooked groups such as youth workers, non-English speaking workers, and other “hard to reach” employees with resources like their Spanish educational materials, the OSHA web page in Spanish, links to other industry alliances dealing with the issue of immigrant workers and the new Teen Workers summer jobs program entitled “Landscaping—Plant Your Feet on Safe Ground.” As a part of this last initiative, OSHA has developed a resource kit, or “tool box,” designed to help prevent injuries on the job specifically for the large number of teens working summer jobs in the green industry. Click here for more information on the Teen Workers program and resource kit. 


As always, the PLANET/OSHA alliance strives to provide the most accessible safety resources for your employees, including these safety tip sheets:

Safety Tip Sheets:  #1Slip and Trip Injuries in English and Spanish 
                                    #2 Lifting Injuries in English and Spanish
                                    #3 Defensive driving in English and Spanish
                                    #4 Reducing the risk of amputations in English and Spanish

Click here for more information on the OSHA/PLANET Alliance and OSHA's safety programs and services.

 

CNA – Insurance Program and free safety resources

A good safety program includes adequate insurance coverage. CNA offers comprehensive business insurance coverages for PLANET landscape and lawn care companies at competitive rates. Standard coverages include property, liability, commercial automobile, and workers’ compensation insurance; tailored coverages designed specifically for the green industry are also available.

And, to help you keep your work environment as safe as possible, CNA offers these free safety resources on their Risk Control website:

• Client materials—“toolbox talks” that you can use for safety training at job-site safety meetings.
  
• School of Risk Control Excellence — free classes, held throughout the year in cities and towns across the country, that are designed to help contractors identify and reduce safety hazards and loss exposures (for CNA insureds only).
  
• Links to other online safety resources such as OSHA and the DOT.

To access CNA’s safety resources, click here. Note that you'll first need indicate your acceptance of the TERMS OF USE of CNA's Web site.



OSHA and the Tree Care Industry Association - Safety for tree care companies

This handy online resource was developed by OSHA and the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA). It explains safety standards that apply to the industry, how to recognize potential hazards, and topics that should be included in a safety and health program. It also provides additional information on related topics.

To access OSHA's and TCIA's tree care safety resources, click here.