This greatly expanded edition of the study guide for ISA's Certified Arborist Utility Specialist certification exam preparation is an essential text for professionals in the field of utility arboriculture - based on scientific research and proven best practices. It provides utility arborists and foresters with the information necessary to navigate the complexities of today's vegetation management industry, covering the latest methods and techniques in the areas of safety, program and personnel management, utility pruning, integrated vegetation management, electrical knowledge, storm preparation and response, and communications. Any educational or preparatory material, whether published by ISA or not, should not be considered the sole source of information for an ISA certification examination. This publication and the ISA certification program exams are developed through separate processes and entities.

ISA has developed a series of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the purpose of interpreting tree care standards and providing guidelines of practice for arborists, tree workers, and the people who employ their services. This BMP provides practitioners with what industry experts consider to be the most appropriate integrated vegetation management (IVM) techniques in use today. This edition provides an approach that can be applied to a broad array of applications, while appendices provide more specific information on: Electric Utility IVM. Pipeline IVM. Railway IVM. Roadway IVM. Environmental Stewardship. Soil Health. Herbicide. It also serves as a companion publication to the American National Standard for Tree Care Operations-Tree, Shrub, and Other Woody Plant Management-Standard Practices (Integrated Vegetation Management) (ANSI A300, Part 7). The second edition of this BMP is also available in Spanish.

Esta guia acompanante del estandar ANSI A300 esta disponible en espanol. Sirve de ayuda en la seleccion y aplicacion de metodos y tecnicas para el control de la vegetacion en proyectos electricos en los derechos de paso y derechos de via del gasoducto.