TCIA SAFETY AWARDS
Did one of your employee’s safety precautions prevent a serious accident? Did he or she teach a fellow crew member how to do something in a safer way?
Bring prestige to your company name and your employees’ careers by nominating them for a TCIA Safety Award. They deserve recognition, and so do you!
The TCIA Safety Awards recognize exemplary action in two areas:
The Outstanding Individual/Crew Performance award recognizes an individual’s or crew’s heroic reaction to an emergency situation.
The Outstanding Company Contribution award recognizes a TCIA member’s proactive program to address safety issues.
Nominations for TCIA’s 2020 safety awards are closed!
Previous TCIA Safety Award Winners
- Arbor Masters
- Arborwell
- Bartlett Tree Experts
- Lewis Tree Service
- Lucas Tree Experts
- SavATree
- Vine & Branch, Inc.
TCIA recognizes individuals or crews within its member companies for exemplary performance in the area of accident prevention or acts of heroism.
- Arborwell – Juan Silva
- Bartlett Tree Experts – Alberto Ramon-Grarcia and Bryan Waters
- Davey Tree – Chris Weitoish, Matt Smith and Ron Weitoish
- Davey Tree – Miguel Melgar, Jonathan Mayhew, Lamont Phipps and Tomas Enrique
- Davey Tree – Scott Martin
- Davey Tree – Jay Casil
- Davey Tree – Tinashe Nathan Kuimba
- Davey Tree – Connor Kaufmann
- Davey Tree – Jose Garcia
- Davey Tree – Monica Wirick
- Lewis Tree Service – Antonio Camargo, Dustin Brown
- Lewis Tree Service – Shawn Jones, David Boyd, Mark Giannetto, Glen Orts, Rob Gaston and Rickie Wolvington
- Lucas Tree – Emily Garside
- Lucas Tree – Ethan Martin-Hunt, Aaron Sabin and Kwang Phaung
- Sandborn Tree – Ruben Ruiz Ruiz and Chip Sandborn
- SavATree – Eric Snyder
- Shadywood – DeAngo Harbin
- Arborwell
- Chippers Inc.
- Davey Tree
- Lucas Tree
- SavATree
- Taddiken Tree Company
- Vine & Branch
- Wachtel
TCIA recognizes individuals or crews within its member companies for exemplary performance in the area of accident prevention or acts of heroism.
- Arborwell – Juan Esquivel
- Arborwell – Marcelino Rios and Adan Caballero
- Arborwell – Rolando Miramontes
- F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company – Victor Nakashima
- Caldwell Tree Care – Terry Ferdarko, Mike Bederian, Wayne Germon and Andy Farbotko
- Caldwell Tree Care – James Foote, Terry Ferdarko, Dave Loring, Willie Catlin and Joe Schifani
- Davey Tree – Mathew Shepherd
- Henderson’s Tree Service – Joe Town
- Lewis Tree Service – Armando Marichal, Artemio Irizarry and Dionisio Rivas
- Lewis Tree Service – Ian Clark
- Lucas Tree – Lloyd Glenn
- Rainbow Tree – Tyler Lang
- SavATree – Ben Zomer and Mike Tilford
- Wachtel – Kyle Babicky
- Wachtel – Allison Rodefor, Holly Zart and Johanna Smith
- Wright Tree Service – Brian Crowe, Wayne Larsen, Chad Wallace and Martin Jones
- Wright Tree Service – Derek Bedford, flaggers Leslie Mills and James Kruger, trimmer Scott Heiner and apprentice Matt Carter
- Wright Tree – Nicholas Polhamus and Tyler Joehlin
- Wright Tree – Jordan Sutherland
- F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company
- Chippers, Inc.
- Arborwell
- Lucas Tree
- Rainbow Treecare
- SavATree
- Vine and Branch, Inc.
TCIA recognizes individuals or crews within its member companies for exemplary performance in the area of accident prevention or acts of heroism.
- Arborwell – Bill Owen
- Arborwell – David Vega
- Barts Tree Service – Matt Bartelme
- Lewis Tree Service – Joel Perdomo, Juan Fuentes, Jorge A. Reyes Navarrete
- Lucas Tree – West Bello and Chris Everest
- Lucas Tree – Justin Cope and Andrew Singletary
- Lucas Tree – James Wright and Noah Loftus
- F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company – Nathan Franklin and Trevor Coey
- SavATree – Robert Schaaf
- Wright Tree Service – Alex Carr, Paul Dunklau, Jeremy Nailer, Joshua Wewer
- Wright Tree Service – Jeff East, Dean Shelton, Damon Allen, Teddy Green, Alekzandr Echelle, Tyler Cole, Kyle Driggers, Russell Morris and Daniel Nielsen
- Wright Tree Service – Todd Ostoff, Sean Catron, Shane Purdie and Juan Rodriguez
- Wright Tree Service – Zack Norris
- CN Utility Consulting – Tim McCunn
- CN Utility Consulting – John Muegge
- Clark Garreau, Ossian Batchelder – Belknap Landscape
Individuals do their jobs thoroughly and conscientiously; have received customer testimonials. - Jesse Hencz – Family Tree Service
Individual doing his job exceptionally well. - Clark Gareau, CTSP and Ossian Batchelder – Belknap Landscape
Exemplary performance of their day-to-day safety activities. - Lacardo Davis, Ernest Berlin, James Todd, Larry Jackson, Cameron Strickland, Anthony Gainey – Carolina Tree Care
Exemplary DOT inspection. - Leo Roldan – SavATree
Proactive efforts to improved safety, especially in the Hispanic tree worker community.
- Arborguard Tree Specialists
Level 6 mentor program. - Arborwell
Comprehensive formal training program. - Bartlett Tree Experts
Driver performance testing program. - Carolina Tree Care
New procedures for safety job site observations, reporting and job briefings. - Davey Tree
Electronic close call communication procedure. - Family Tree Service
Multifaceted, proactive development of company safety culture. - Lucas Tree Expert Co
Jenga: Engaging employees to find gaps in safety procedures. - Owen Tree Service
Proactive efforts to achieve a “Culture of Safety” and enjoy a Mod Rate of .55. - Rainbow Treecare
Proactive incremental training and safety discussions to reduce incidents. - SavATree
Multifaceted, proactive development of company safety culture. - Vine & Branch
Multifaceted safety program.
TCIA recognizes individuals or crews within its member companies for exemplary performance in the area of accident prevention or acts of heroism.
- Paul Sisk & Andrew Steed – Bartlett Tree Experts
Came to the aid of a victim having a seizure. - Seth Carter, Paul Hahn & Leo Velasco – Ahlum & Arbor Tree Preservation
Came to the aid of and performed CPR on a victim on a golf course. - Hudson Puente – Bridge Wood Tree Care Services
Rescued a drowning victim from a pool and performed CPR. - Charles Huggins, Jr., William Huggins & Travis McGirt – Carolina Tree Care
Came to the aid of a man trapped in a burning house and a woman trying to gain access. - Sergio Lopez – Davey Tree
Rescued someone from a burning building using his bucket truck. - Mike Horneber – Davey Tree
Came to the aid of an elderly couple after they were involved in a car accident. - Dan Genness – Lucas Tree Expert Co.
Warned people away from an energized pole and ground wire. - Todd Turner – Lucas Tree Expert Co.
Came to the aid of an infant suffering heat exhaustion. - Brandon Miller & Andrea Johnson – Rainbow Treecare
Provided care and comfort to an elderly homeowner who had fallen and broken his arm. - John Kerst – Wright Tree Service
Removed a police officer and a homeowner from the danger of an arcing underground transformer.
- Arborguard Tree Specialists (Atlanta Office)
- The Lucas Tree Expert Company
- SavATree
- Wright Tree Service
- Quillan Smith and Gerard Smith; Global Environmental Solutions, Inc.
- Orlando Negron, SavATree
- Chet Mercer, Bladamir Morales, and Julio Chonoo; Carolina Tree Care
- Ryan Rodefer, Wachtel Tree Science
- Eric Davidson, Shawn Jenkins, Taylor Davidson, and Mike Rhodes; Wright Tree Service
- Bill Ruitta and Tom Loree; Trees, Inc.
- Bartlett Tree Experts, Division Three
- Lucas Tree Experts
- Brothers Tree Service
- Davey Tree Expert Company
- Carolina Tree Care
- Caldwell Tree Care
- SavATree
- Bartlett Tree Experts
- Bennie Wilson, Carolina Tree Care
- Jess Paulson, Erik Herberg, John Fiek and Adam Lobitz; Wright Tree Service
- Erik Herberg, Wright Tree Service
- Andy Burns, Raul Serrano, Preston Scott, Paul Dill; Wright Tree Service
- Kevin Christenberry, Wright Tree Service
- Nathan Jones, Wright Tree Service
- Jesus Ortiz and Juan Gonzalez; Wright Tree Service
- Elio Mendez and Gonzalo Flores, SavATree
- Donny Coffey, Bartlett Tree Experts
- Vine & Branch
- Lucas Tree
- Owen Tree Service
- Arborwell
- Bartlett Tree Experts
- Arboriculture Canada Training & Education, Ltd.
- Christopher Towerton, Lewis Tree Service
- Don Libby, Lucas Tree
- Six Wright Tree Service crews
- Two Townsend Tree Service crews
- Four Nelson Tree Service individuals/crews
- Jairo Salgado, Arborwell
- Wachtel Tree Science & Service crew of Ryan Rodefer, Nathan Schuettpelz and Cody Austin
- Vine & Branch Tree Service
- Trees Inc.
- S & S Tree and Landscaping Specialists
- Lucas Tree Experts
- Davey Tree Expert Company
- The Bartlett Tree Expert Company
- Arborwell
- Three Wright Tree Service crews
- Richard Burt, trimmer with Trees, Inc.
- Townsend crew of Terry Willett, Dan Aston and Corey Cooper
- Jonathan Hensley, Carolina Tree Care
- Marc Rayfield and Jaime Tucker, Carolina Tree Care
- Wayne Harris, Chad Chrisawn and Matt Murphy, Carolina Tree Care
- Terry Williams, Josh Perry and Ben Perry, Carolina Tree Care
- Chris Turner and Ricky Ramirez, Carolina Tree Care
- Wilber Larios, The Bartlett Tree Expert Company
- Six Asplundh crews, worldwide
- Arborwell
- Embark Tree & Landscape Services
- Lucas Tree Experts’
- Townsend Tree Service
- Vine & Branch Inc.Lewis Tree Service
- Foreman Dan Williams and his crew, Wright Tree
- General Foreman Cesar Bustos, Wright Tree
- Roger Baynum, Townsend Tree Service
- Gary Shaffer, Lucas Tree
- Marc Rayfield, Jaime Tucker and Jeffery Richards, Carolina Tree Care
- Rob Springer, CTSP, The Bartlett Tree Expert Company
- Lucas Tree Expert Co. Inc.
- S & S Tree & Horticultural Specialists, Inc.
- Townsend Tree Service Co., Inc.
- University of Massachusetts & Bartlett Tree Experts
- Vine & Branch, Inc.
- Sean Schanbacher, Bartlett Tree Experts
- Robert Wells, Townsend Tree Service Co., Inc.