Bartlett Tree Experts held their annual aerial training with their 琉璃神社 team on Wednesday, Nov. 29.

This year Bartlett鈥檚 琉璃神社 manager Mike Parsons also invited the City of 琉璃神社 arborist team to join them.

鈥淭ree care is one of the most dangerous occupations in Canada,鈥� said Parsons. 鈥淪afety is our number one priority, and we don鈥檛 want to see anyone get hurt.鈥�

This training is essential for arborists on the ground to know what to do if their co-worker in the tree has an emergency. The one-day training session on Wednesday featured demonstrations, practice opportunities, and lessons and prepares climbers and arborists for different emergency scenarios, rescues, and maneuvers.

鈥淭hese types of training sessions are extremely important, not just to prepare the crew in case of an emergency, but to remind them how important safety is,鈥� continued Parsons. 鈥淲e have safety meetings every week, and this past year we went the entire year without an incident, which I am incredibly proud of. This type of accomplishment can only happen if safety is front and centre in the minds of the team.鈥�

This year鈥檚 training sessions took place on the elk trees outside Elks Stadium. Bartlett鈥檚 regional manager Matt Beatty travelled up from Burnaby to join the training session.

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