OSHA Opens Regional Tree, Landscaping Enforcement Initiative

OSHA’s New England Region I is stepping up enforcement targeting “tree trimming and removal, landscaping and site preparation” work, saying the 31 reported worker deaths in those sectors since 2016 are “alarming and unacceptable” to the point where they warrant a formal regional emphasis program (REP). Region I, which covers Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont , first announced the REP on Sept. 14, but the formal directive establishing the program lists an effective date of Aug...