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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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September/October 2024
Four Factors and Forces training sessions took place over
the course of two months this summer with approximately
131 employees from Davey Resource Group (DRG),
Eastern Utility services, and Residential/Commercial services
in attendance.
"After the training, a client asked me if I thought a tree was
able to be saved. I used what I learned at Factors and Forces
to identify fungal fruiting bodies and a huge vertical crack,"
Morgan King, PHC technician, North Detroit offi ce, said.
"Thanks to the training, I learned a lot about identifying
safe trees."
The training focused on how tree biology affects the
structural integrity of the tree. The "fi ve factors" and the
EMPLOYEES GAIN NEW SKILLS AT FACTORS AND FORCES
"fi ve forces" are used to examine the health and integrity
of a tree to determine if it's safe to work on and climb.
"My favorite part of the training was learning about the
fungus. It's relevant to what I'm interested in and what I do,
and a lot of the specifi cs were fl eshed out," Brielle Slattery,
UVM lead specialist, DRG, said. "The training was so much
fun. I love working for Davey because they put in the time
and effort to help us succeed by continuing to educate us.
It makes me feel so valued."
LEADERSHIP
Pictured are the Davey Resource Group employees that attended
the Factors and Forces session in Newark, Delaware.
Eleven Residential/Commercial
services employees from local Detroit
offi ces participated in an arborist skills
climbing session held over three days
at Ann Arbor Skatepark in Ann Arbor,
Michigan.
The topics for the session included
working a positioning skyline system
and a stationary rope system, arborist
climbing knot tying, equipment
inspection, rope construction and
care, the evolution of climbing systems,
and more.
EMPLOYEES STRENGTHEN CLIMBING SKILLS IN MICHIGAN
Christian Feichtinger, manager, skills trainers,
health and safety department, talks to the
group about climbing systems.
