ArborMaster Training Awarded National Grant

ArborMaster Training, a partner of Husqvarna in promoting skills and safety for arborists, has been awarded a two-year grant from the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC).

ArborMaster Training was selected by NUCFAC through a competitive process to receive the cost-shared grant based on a proposal for a project in the "research and technology development" category.

The grant money will be utilized for a program initiated and developed by ArborMaster Training that is being called "Saving Tree Workers' Lives: The Neglected Component of Urban Forest Management." According to a recent Husqvarna release, the objective of the program is to examine accidents in which aerial rescue is required and the procedures best suited to safely and efficiently rescue victims with minimal risk to the rescuers.

"The tree care industry needs a realistic protocol and methodology to teach and respond to emergency situations in a way that can truly save lives," said Ken Palmer, president of ArborMaster Training. "This grant will help to take a disciplined approach to stake holders around the country."