Arborists in Louisiana, U.S.: A Baseline Assessment of Safety and Professionalism

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Age groups for licensed arborists in Louisiana. Half are 40 years old or younger.
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Mean survey question scores for seven question categories and mean question score for all questions. PET = ethical behavior in business practices; PIC = interactions with customers; PSP = promote sound arboricultural practices to customers; PTK = pursuit of technical training or membership in a professional organization; PLE = ethics in following regulations; SPC = perception of safety on the job; and SBH = safety behaviors.

Table 1.

Categories of survey questions relating to safety and professionalism.

Question categories	n
Professionalism
PET = ethical business practices	4
PIC = interactions with customers	8
PSP = promotion of sound practices	7
PLE = follow local, state, and federal regulations	4
PTK = pursue technical training or membership in professional organization	3
Total	26
Safety
SPC = perception of safety on the job	4
SBH = safety behavior	28
Total	32