Industry // Tree & Land-Clearing
OSHA is watching tree work through 2028. Are your records ready?
The Regional Emphasis Program for Tree Trimming & Clearing (Directive 2023-05 / CPL 04) was triggered by 222 fatal injuries in 2022.
The Exposure
222 fatalities triggered a federal emphasis program
OSHA standard 1910.269(r) defines exactly who is qualified to work near power lines. The Regional Emphasis Program means inspectors are actively targeting tree-work operations through 2028. After an incident, the record either names a qualified operator — or it doesn't.
What the Gap Costs
What an unqualified operator near a line costs
Emphasis-program inspections and citations under an active federal targeting directive
Electrocution or struck-by fatality litigation with no qualification record to defend
Loss of contracts that require documented proof of operator qualification
How Precision Command Closes It
FTO tracking and certification management for high-voltage work
FTO (Field Training Operator) program tracking, certification management, and equipment and vehicle records that prove crew qualification for every high-voltage job. When the emphasis-program inspector arrives, the record is already there.
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