Davey Tree and IBEW 1245 collaborated in 2013 to begin a near miss program called “Close Call.”
Business Representatives Junior Ornelas, Carl Lamers and Abel Sanchez held informational meetings with tree crews asking for close call reports. To date there have been about a dozen reports, and many of them are being included on the IBEW 1245 website under “Safety Matters Near Miss Program.”
The Keep the Clearance peer committee reviews all close call reports and sends them on to Davey Tree to share with their employees. Five of the more recent close call reports received by the KTC Committee can be found at the top of the list of Near Misses. Please note that these close calls came from various IBEW 1245 tree contractors, not just Davey Tree, but are shared with Davey Tree due to Davey’s interest in reaching out to IBEW 1245 on this effort.