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Committee for the Advancement of Arboriculture
in cooperation with TCIA, OSHA, NJAISA, NJ Shade Tree Federation and New Jersey Society of Licensed Tree Experts
Training Opportunity
7 CEUs available for LTE and LTCO
7 CEUs for ISA Certified Arborist and BCMA
ANSI Z133 Safety Training
With ANSI Committee members:
Dr. John Ball of University of South Dakota
Tim Walsh Corporate Director of Safety, The Davey Tree Expert Company
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Location:
Jackson Township Municipal Building
95 W Veterans Hwy
Jackson, NJ 08527
Time 8am-4pm
This training is designed to: provide safety standards for arborists and other workers engaged in arboricultural operations. This standard is intended to serve as a reference for safety requirements that will apply to all employers or persons engaged in the business, trade, or performance of arboriculture for pay, operations of which include, but are not limited to, tree pruning, repairing, or maintaining; removing trees; cutting brush; or performing pest or soil management.
This standard may require situational modifications in response to personnel emergencies and is not intended to limit the options available to emergency responders.
If there is room after the deadline, we will accept registrations.
Arboriculture I (Basic Tree Climbing) Course
Up to 60 CEUs available toward renewal of LTE and LTCO
May 9-13 and 16-20, 2022, Monday to Friday
Our 10 Day course Includes:
Basic Climbing Techniques
Target Pruning and Ropes and Knots
General Tree Care
*First Aid and CPR
*Chain Saw Safety
*Electrical Hazard Awareness Program
*Aerial Rescue
Tree Identification
Hazard/Risk Tree Evaluation
*Mobile Equipment Safety
*Chipper Operator Specialist
*Individual Classes are available |
Please click here for the 2022 Spring Basic Training Booklet with registration form.
About Us

Seeing the need for education, continued safety training and the importance for more professionalism in the tree care industry, the CAA was established in 1990.
The objective is to promote excellence in the field of arboriculture through continued educational seminars and skills training programs.
The benefits include higher quality personnel to the tree care industry, the environment and the public in general.
THE CAA IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THESE MAJOR TREE ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW JERSEY:
- NJ Board of Tree Experts
- NJ Shade Tree Federation
- NJ Arborists, International Society
of Arboriculture - Rutgers Cooperative Extension
- NJ Community Forestry Council
- NJ Forestry Utility Group
- NJ Society of Certified Tree Experts
- O.S.H.A. Region 2
- NJ Department of Health (FOIS)
Fatal Occupational Injuries Surveillance - USDA Forest Service - Urban Forestry
- NJ Green Industry Council
What We Do

Our organization promotes continuing education in overall tree care through participation in tree climbing courses, educational seminars and tree related safety seminars.
For general information and tree activities in the state of New Jersey, visit the NJDEP Division of Parks and Forestry's Community Forestry Program.
Contact Us

101 West Veterans Highway
Jackson, NJ 08527
Phone: 732.833.0325
Fax: 848.373.9588
E-mail: caanj4u@gmail.com
Federal Tax ID #22-3509984

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