ix Contents Chapter 1 The Landscaping Industry. . . 2 Impacts of the Landscaping Industry. . . . . . .4 The Green Industry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Industry Sectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Plant Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Sod Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Research and Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Landscaping Suppliers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Service Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Landscape Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Landscaping Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Landscape Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Retailers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Professional Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 AmericanHort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 American Society of Horticultural Science (ASHS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 International Plant Propagators’ Society. . . 21 Irrigation Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 National Association of Landscape Professionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Perennial Plant Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Professional Grounds Management Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Local Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Professional Certifi cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Chapter 2 Workplace Skills. . . . . . . . . . 28 Setting Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Types of Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Vision and Mission Statements. . . . . . . . . . . 31 Applying for a Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Résumés . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Letter of Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Job Application Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 The Job Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Succeeding in the Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Health and Hygiene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Work Habits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Time Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Attitude on the Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Professional Behavior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Decision Making and Problem Solving. . . . 39 Communication Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Ethical Workplace Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Interpersonal Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Confl ict Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Chapter 3 Occupational Safety. . . . . . . 54 Safety and Health Agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 US Department of Labor (DOL) . . . . . . . . . . 57 National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 American National Standards Institute (ANSI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Maintaining a Safe Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . .58 Employee Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Personal Protective Equipment . . . . . . . . . . .60 Eye Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Hearing Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Respiratory Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Protective Clothing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 First Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Training and Certifi cation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 First-Aid Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Allergic Reactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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