Ethics in Arboriculture is a discussion about the ethical responsibility we have as professional arborists to perform top level tree care while promoting a culture of safety. We need to be encouraging and supporting professional development in our teams. As an industry we have our A300 and the companion ISA BMP's, and Z133 standards which we should all be following, not only because it reflects the most current industry practices in both work activities and in safety, but because as owners and managers, we owe this to our team, our clients and the trees we care for. As employees you are empowered to protect yourself by the Z133 and I encourage each and every one of you to do so. It benefits companies to follow the standards on many levels. It helps provide best practices tree care, it helps communicate to the client and the team what needs to be done, it creates a common language to facilitate communication among everyone and it helps protect your company and your team by managing safety and keeping all your work in compliance with the standards. In this one-hour discussion we will talk about some of the common excuses we hear, and the proper responses as well as go over some of the standards that can help us operate in an ethical manner which builds our reputations in the communities we work in and help create a business that attracts and retains top talent.

Registration Fee:

Free to PNW-ISA Chapter Members  /  USD$20 for Non-Members

Speaker Bio:

Ezekiel Willard has been in the green industry for almost 30 years now and ISA Certified since 2002. Currently an ISA BCMA, CTC, TRAQ, CTC Skills Evaluator, ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist and ASCA TPAQ. He is also a TCIA CTSP and Qualified Trainer, and a VALID Tree Risk-Benefit Analysis Validator. Ezekiel runs a small tree preservation company here in Boise as well as a training division called ITP Training Solutions. He does various consulting such a tree appraisal, expert witness work for tree related litigation, risk assessments and industry training with the goal of raising the bar in our industry with a focus on safe work practices and proper tree care.