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• 2025 Electrical Hazards Awareness Training with John Ball

  • Start
    Friday, January 17, 2025
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    10:00 AM
  • End
    Wednesday, December 31, 2025
  •  
    11:59 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM Webinar

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  ONGOING PRESENTATION FOR 2025
  Electrical Hazard Awareness education in three 1-hour sessions. 

  All arborists must be trained to recognize and avoid electrical hazards. This on-demand webinar covers a wide range of safety-related topics essential for arborists working near energized overhead power lines, presented by the tree care industry’s leading safety expert – Dr. John Ball.

  Critical topics addressed in this webinar include:

  How electricity works

  Basic terminology

  Current standards & regulations

  Electrical hardware identification

  Hazard assessment

  Estimating nominal voltage 

  Line clearance pruning practices to reduce exposure

  Recent incidents involving tree workers & electrical conductors

  Emergency response to electrical contact incidents involving workers who are aloft

  Completion of the course satisfies one major OSHA requirement for arborists working 10 feet or closer to energized conductors.  Additional employer-verified proof of aerial rescue training and CPR/First Aid are required to fully meet OSHA’s electrical hazards awareness certification standards.

  MAA will issue a Certificate of Attendance to participants who watch the full 3-hour course and complete the follow up quiz.  Your certificate of attendance will come from the MAA office.

  CEUS:  MCA Safety Credit (2)

  GROUP VIEWING & ADMINISTRATION:  If you would like to complete the series with your team, please contact MAA for further instructions.  Discounted rates are available. Please contact the MAA for a special rate for large groups of 10 or more.

  Speaker:
  

  
  

  John Ball, Ph.D.

  John Ball is currently a Professor of Forestry at South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD and serves as a campus arborist for the University and as the Forest Health Specialist for the South Dakota Department of Agriculture. He received the Malo Teaching Excellence Award in 2018 for his dedication to student learning. One of his primary research interests is tree worker safety. Dr. Ball obtained his Ph.D. and M.S. in Forestry from Michigan State University and a B.S. in Forestry from Michigan Technological University.  Dr.  Ball is also on the Safety Committee for the Tree Care Industry Association. 

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• MAA News - 2025

  • Start
    Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  • End
    Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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  MAA NEWS is the official publication of the Massachusetts Arborists Association. MAA NEWS is published quarterly and is distributed to members of MAA. Editorial content includes timely information and research that benefits all members of the arboriculture industry. Advertising in the MAA NEWS ensures exposure to the top decision makers in our professional network of members. AD RATES ARE ANNUAL AND INCLUDE 4 ISSUES* Acceptable file formats:  EPS: Images embedded & fonts converted to outline TIF: 300 dpi JPG: Max quality, 300 dpi PDF: Press optimized high resolution images with fonts embedded

  
  

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• 2025 MAA / MALP Fall Field Day - EXHIBITORS

  • When
    Wednesday, September 24, 2025
  •  
    10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Warren Conference Center, Ashland, MA

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  MAA is excited to announce this year's Fall Field Day will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. Co-hosted with the Massachusetts Association of Landscape Professionals (MALP), this popular industry-wide event connects you with hundreds of the state’s leading landscape and tree care professionals. Fall Field Day combines specialized education with powerful networking. Last year more than 350 green industry pros attended looking for the latest trends, technology, and equipment to improve productivity and increase profitability. Our members want practical advice and hands-on demonstrations – and we’re counting on you to bring it! This September, we’re heading to the beautiful and spacious Warren Conference Center in Ashland, MA. The event will feature next level instructors, top notch education, exciting demos, lawn games, and a delicious barbecue. You do not want to miss this one! Sign up by August 1 and save $100. Exhibiting at Fall Field Day is a cost-effective way to widen your customer circle, showcase your newest offerings, and develop relationships that lead to sales – all while demonstrating your company’s support for MAA’s mission of professionalism, education, certification, and advocacy in the tree care industry.

  Exhibitor Benefits Logo recognition in all promotional material, event signage and on-site program. Display area in central location with opportunity to demonstrate equipment (restrictions apply). Event tickets for two (2) company representatives included. Standard display - 10' x 10' Equipment vendors - 20' x 40'  Exhibitors should bring their own 10’ x 10’ pop-up tent, table, & chairs. Schedule 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Move In/Set Up 10:00 a.m. Registration Open 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Exhibitor Displays & Demos Lawn Games: Cornhole, Volleyball, 9 hole Disc Golf  11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Educational Session (MDAR CEU) Outdoor Demonstration (Safety CEU) 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. BBQ Served Cash Bar 2:00 p.m. – 2:50 a.m. Educational Session (MDAR CEU) Outdoor Demonstration (Safety CEU) 3:00 p.m. Event Concludes Exhibitors Move Out

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• MCA Exam - October 2025

  • Start
    Thursday, October 09, 2025
  •  
    12:30 PM
  • End
    Friday, October 10, 2025
  •  
    12:30 PM
  • Location
    67 West Street, Medfield MA 02052
  • Spaces left
    28

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  MCA Exam October 2025

  This exam will be held in multiple sessions. 

  Candidates should choose ONE exam time at the sign up form in their confirmation email.

  Thursday October 9 @ 12:30 PM or
  Friday October 10 @ 8:00 AM

  The last day to cancel an exam registration and receive a refund will be Friday September 26.
  

  Cancellations received after September 26 are not guaranteed a refund. 

  REQUIREMENTS:
  

  • Candidates should be able to demonstrate at least 2 years of field experience OR have earned a degree in arboriculture, horticulture or related area of study. 
  • Candidates should be employed, or intending to be employed, in arboriculture or an industry-related profession.
  • Candidates must be 18 years of age.

  REQUIRED MATERIALS:
  

  • MCA Online Study Guide (version 3.0).
  • Best Management Practice Manuals (from which 50% of the exam is derived) - these are sold by TCIA or ISA.

  
  

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